Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 SPCALIFORNIA Because it grows on clay

Because it grows on clay and marl rather than chalk

Raphael Bereche is among the most obsessive vignerons in the region

Cornas from a sixth-generation vigneronne carrying one of the appellation's most legendary names into a new era

Tasting notes suggest complexity and a long finish

Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 SPCALIFORNIA Because it grows on clayChenin Blanc from the organic Wilson Vineyard on Merritt Island, a low lying patch in the Sacramento Delta where the river breezes hold acidity high. Inspired by the Loire, Kenny ferments unhanded native yeasts, no commercial additives in a mix of stainless and concrete egg. The wine leans on the austere, almost reductive side, with texture and tension doing the heavy lifting rather than ripe fruit. Now in its sixth plus vintage from the site, it has