2007 Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE Emidio Pepe is a singular producer creating amazingly complex age worthy reds and whites. For the both the Trebbiano and Montepulciano, the picking is exclusively by hand, selecting only the perfect grapes. The white grapes are crushed by feet in a big wooden tub, 350kg at a time get crushed for 40 45 minutes, allowing a constant stimulation of skin with the juice, letting the skin release matter, flavours and aromas. This method allow

benefit from wide diurnal shifts and calcareous soils

Safe in environment with kids and pets

as well as the experimental Tripod Project label

With a focus on small-lot production and minimal intervention winemaking

The wine was aged in French and American oak barrels for eighteen months

using spontaneous yeast

wild with nature

No malolactic fermentation takes place

Aging 4 months in cement tanks

and a new brand called Cole is in the works that will focus on varieties from the mountainous Alps Region of France (think: Jacquere

Napa Valley has transformed from a vinous vestige of the Wild West to one of the most preeminent wine regions of the world

The 2020 vintage comprises 70% of the wine