$165 “The MFK Fisher” Wine-Aid Package – 6 Bottles of “Natural” Wine (All Included and Delivered)

There’s a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk. — MFK Fisher

Introducing The MFK Fisher, a $165 Wine-Aid package that includes a diverse mix of five bottles of red and and one white wine made with strict organic and biodynamic cultivation techniques, spontaneous fermentations with indigenous yeasts, and very little to no sulfites used in the process. The price includes tax and delivery, as well as a 10% discount. We will also honor the 10% discount on any bottles you might wish to add to the Wine-Aid package. 

Born in Albion, Michigan, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was a pioneer of food writing. It often served as a framing device in her works, which combined a signature mix of culinary, historical and sociological trivia leavened with remembrances, sometimes surprising, always perceptive, of her life and loves. You’ll find the wines in this package are as soulful and natural as MFK Fisher’s prose. 

Included in The MFK Fisher Wine-Aid box is one bottle of each:

1) Château du Hureau “Fours à Chaux” (Saumur-Champigny 2014) RED Regular Price: $35

Philippe Vatan and his daughter Agathe use organic and biodynamic farming techniques and low yields to coax richness and terroir out of their vineyards. The name “Fours à Chaux” translates to “lime oven” as the soil of the vineyard warms up easily and manages to produce the ripest of fruit in every vintage. The age of the vines varies between 20 and 50 years. 100% Cabernet Franc, the wine ages for anywhere between 11 to 18 months in foudre.

2) Maldivinas “La Movida Granito” (Viño de la Tierra de Castilla y León 2013) RED Regular Price: $33

Old-vine Spanish mountain Garnacha,  “La Movida Granito” is a tribute to the decomposing granite soil from an organically cultivated, 4.5 acre vineyard of 90 year old vines at roughly 2,600 feet elevation. The wine is fermented by native yeasts in one concrete tank, with a percentage of whole clusters to highlight the characteristics of the fruit, and then aged in neutral oak barrels before bottling. Aromatically complex with layers of floral, berry, and spice.

3) Domaine Ostertag “Les Jardins” Pinot Noir (Alsace 2016) RED Regular Price: $32

100% Pinot Noir collected from three parcels located in Epfig. The vines are planted in two soil types: sandstone as well as clay and sandstone. André Ostertag is one of a handful of Alsatian growers realizing the potential for Pinot Noir in the region and this is a wine with a vibe all its own. Dry and sunny summers give the wine a fruit density while Alsace’s cooler, continental climate is revealed by a juicy acidity. Bright cherry fruit and herbal, woodsy earth tones shine through a silky coat. It is simultaneously unique and varietally correct. 

4) Domaine de la Méchinière “Cot” (Touraine 2017) RED Regular Price: $24

Valérie Forgues purchased Domaine de la Méchinière in the late 90’s. All 39 acres are cultivated organically and she maintains the purity and freshness of her wines through strict hygienic practices and temperature control. The grape variety Côt is also known as Malbec, a staple variety in Touraine. Valérie’s vines average 50 years old and grow on clay-limestone soils in the heart of the Cher valley. Fleshy and bright, her Côt is filled with juicy blackberry and cherry fruit. 

5) Almaroja “Cielos y Besos” (Arribes 2016) RED Regular Price: $20

Winemaker and Englishwoman Charlotte Allen holds 15 acres in western Spain on the border with Portugal. “Cielos y Besos” is mostly organically-farmed old vine Juan García, a variety native to the Arribes del Duero and the most widely planted red grape in the area. The wines of this variety are characterized by wild berry fruit, fine tannins and good acidity. The remainder is an eclectic mix of tempranillo, rufete, bastardillo chico, bastardillo serrano and garnacha (to name but a few) with a few kilos of white grapes thrown in for good measure.

6) Can Sumoi “Xarel-lo” (Penedès 2018) WHITE Regular Price: $27

Can Sumoi is a new project from Pepe Raventós and Francesc Escala to create vibrant wines from the mountains of the Baix Penedès in the Catalunya region of northeastern Spain. This is a wine of elegance, crunchy apples, herbs, and minerals greet your nose prior to a sip of rich fruit built on a solid structural foundation. Produced from 100% Xarel·lo, a grape indigenous to Penedès that most sparkling wine drinkers will recognize as the principal variety that makes up Cava. After fermentation the wine sees a twice-weekly batonnage for three months before bottling without additives or filtering.

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Posted on 2020.04.06 in Wine-Aid Packages