Kareen Sierra Foothills Barbera Bianco 2025 TAGS Rita Hills is cold enough

Rita Hills is cold enough to play this game seriously

dry-farmed vineyards of Cinsault and País planted on 220-300 million year old granite soils

This dry Riesling from the historic Bischofsberg vineyard features hand-picked grapes spontaneously fermented and aged on lees with minimal intervention—no fining agents or significant sulfur

The blanc is a roughly equal blend of Vermentino and Sauvignon Blanc

Kareen Sierra Foothills Barbera Bianco 2025 TAGS Rita Hills is cold enoughHere's a fun one: a white wine made from a red grape. Kareen, the Nemet family's low intervention project in Lodi, presses Sierra Foothills (Amador County) Barbera straight off its skins to make this Bianco, so you get the bright acidity and energy of the variety without any of the color. Whole cluster pressed and fermented with native yeasts from sustainably farmed Sierra Foothills fruit, it's the kind of curiosity that rewards an open mind. Crisp,