Kosovec Zweigelt 2018

Kosovec Zweigelt 2018Press 4 Mix Red October 2023 Direct Press Selection Ivan Kosovec is bringing careful organic farming and no BS winemaking to Moslavina, Croatia, one of the country's smallest regions. He purchased four hectares of untouched land 50km from Zagreb and cleared it for vineyards that he planted in 2005, working organically from the start. He has made a name for himself in natural wine circles because of his work reviving a very rare local white grape

and exactly what I would want with pizza

and 10% of a field blend of white grapes on marl

Allegedly he was the first to receive organic certification in Spain

Jerome Bourgeois-Diaz took over his family's vines in the early 2000s and began making wines from their grapes for the first time -- they had always sold the fruit to the local cooperative

The clusters are direct-pressed and spontaneously fermented in tank

unfiltered

In an area flush with admired producers

and part of that is because the extra Alpine freshness adds a much needed lift to the variety

A festive drink fit for celebrations

and with zero addition of sulfur

These vines are from Valley Falls Vineyard

or a roasted Zagorje turkey