2021 Diamond Petillant Naturel — AVA Finger Lakes

Diamond is a very old American Hybrid white grape variety. Over 100 years ago it was prized for sparkling wine production. In the tome "The Grapes of New York", it was written in 1905 that "Diamond is surpassed in quality and beauty by few other grapes. When to its desirable fruit characters are added its earliness, hardiness, productiveness and vigor it is surpassed by no other green grape." "Diamond is a hybrid between Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera; the touch of the exotic grape given by the Vinifera parents has been sufficient to give it the richness in flavor of the Old World grape and not overcome the refreshing sprightliness of our native grapes." We could not agree more! Our Diamond is made in the Methode Ancestrale style and bottled before the end of its wild fermentation before it is complete, trapping the carbon dioxide in the bottle resulting in a lightly sparkling or Petillant wine. This is a delicious, aromatic and playful bottle of wine. The alcohol is low at about only 9%, the acidity is mouth-watering and refreshing and the flavors and aromas are both wild and comforting, familiar and foreign all at the same time. Our Diamond is very lightly sparking, crisp, dry and what you smell and taste are mineral, citrus and tree fruits driven along with a mild "grapiness" that is alluring, cozy and crazy delicious together. Only 168 cases of this gem were made in 2021, so get it, chill it, drink it and "Shine bright like a Diamond".