2023 B. Kosuge Wines Gamay Noir Carneros, USA Flor Del Desierto Declared Italy’s best young winemaker

Declared Italy’s best young winemaker in 2014

Michter’s US1 Sour Mash has quickly become a favorite of whiskey enthusiasts

The farming is Biodynamic (though in conversion)

100+ year old vines

2023 B. Kosuge Wines Gamay Noir Carneros, USA Flor Del Desierto Declared Italy’s best young winemaker2023 was a bit of a throwback. When I first started my career, harvest came after Labor Day unless you were making sparkling wine. Now, it's rare that we don't start harvesting in late August for still wine. As the 2023 season progressed it became clear that we would not be picking until well into September. We got Labor Day off! Late harvests often lead to "cooler" tasting wines lower alcohols, less ripe flavors. But the Gamay was the opposite. It is