Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 SPCALIFORNIA the climate at Manchester Ridge

the climate at Manchester Ridge Vineyard is by far the most challenging of all of our vineyards we work with but the rewards are amongst the greatest

It's tangy and mineral with an unusual softness — that's the Pinot Blanc talking

Cornas from a sixth-generation vigneronne carrying one of the appellation's most legendary names into a new era

This is a masterpiece

Folk Machine Clarskburg Chenin Blanc Merritt Island Vineyard 2025 SPCALIFORNIA the climate at Manchester RidgeChenin Blanc from the organic Wilson Vineyard on Merritt Island, a low lying patch in the Sacramento Delta where the river breezes hold acidity high. Inspired by the Loire, Kenny ferments unhanded native yeasts, no commercial additives in a mix of stainless and concrete egg. The wine leans on the austere, almost reductive side, with texture and tension doing the heavy lifting rather than ripe fruit. Now in its sixth plus vintage from the site, it has