Arndorfer "Anina Verde"

Gruner Veltliner fermented on Riesling skins for ten days to gain more fruit expression and complexity. (To underline the labor-intensive quality of the way this wine is made: after the Riesling grapes are pressed whole-cluster, the Arndorfers take the pressed bunches out and separate the skins from the stems by hand.) Aged for four months in 2/3 stainless steel and 1/3 in used French oak barrels. 8 mg/l SO2 added before bottling. Unfined, unfiltered, and handled by gravity. One of three newer, experimental natural wines named after Martin’s three daughters, a way for him to continue pushing the limits of his winemaking.

This peppery, earth-driven Gruner oozes with herbaceous flavors of lime, lemon rind, and crushed rocks. Natural wine lovers, Austrian aficionados, and lovers of all things crisp and clean, this bottle is for you. Serve chilled and get ready to have your thirst quenched.