2022 Hobo Wines Folk Machine Charbono, Suisun Valley, USA Castilla y León All hand harvested

All hand harvested

The wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and kept on their lees for 9-10 months and we resist stirring the lees

which we then age in a combination of neutral barrels

French oak"

2022 Hobo Wines Folk Machine Charbono, Suisun Valley, USA Castilla y León All hand harvestedProbably since I first heard about the Slow Food Movement, Ive liked the concept of preserving food and food culture by consuming it. In California, there are primarily three heritage grapes, Zinfandel, Valdigui, and Charbono. Of those, Zin is pretty widely planted, but Valdigui and Charbono are sparse and endangered if we dont drink them. Weve been producing Valdigui for close to a decade now and Ive had my eyes and ears open for a Charbono that we