Fatto A Mano Arneis 2014
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Jake Hawkes grew up learning to make wine in his family estate, Hawkes Winery. Working with his dad on the farm for more than two decades, Jake honed his craft in the vineyards, where constant care and attention came naturally. "Staying close" became Jake's mantra for winegrowing.
Combined with his appreciation for heritage vines, Jake longed to make with that his own generation would drink - a wine that was more affordable and approachable than his estate wines. He also had the feeling that young wine drinkers might be excited to taste new varietals. Thus, Jake started Fatto a Mano with the 2011 vintage, which included Arneis, Vementino and Cortese bottlings from sustainable organic vineyards.
Yielding a dry and subtly scented wine, Arneis is the star white grape of Piedmont. Though the grape has been local to Roero since the 1400s, it didn’t experience real popularity until the 1980s when local demand for white wine exploded. Somm Secret—A few key Roero producers are also focusing on exploring the ageability of high quality Arneis. It is only grown outside of Piedmont to a very limited extent.
A large and diverse appellation within California’s North Coast AVA, Mendocino is home to several smaller sub-regions—most notably the Anderson Valley. This scenic region, with rolling hills covered in redwood forests as well as vineyards, is one of the world’s top producers of certified organically-grown grapes. Due to wide geographical and climatic variation, a vast array of wine styles can be found here.