Emme Wines "Sun Egg" White 2024

Rosalind, of Emme Wines, is an organic grape farmer and natural winemaker in Northern California, crafting wines without additives. Since starting her own project in 2018, she has thrived within a supportive community of like-minded growers and winemakers. For Rosalind, wine is a deeply communal endeavor, shaped by the collective efforts of field workers, winemakers, and industry professionals who contribute to every bottle. Inspired by this collaborative spirit, she creates fresh, vibrant wines designed to spark thoughtful conversation and bring people together. Her work celebrates both the community behind the wine and the connections it fosters.

The Muscat Vert was pressed directly, settled overnight, and racked off gross lees to stainless steel for fermentation.  Once fermentation finished, the wine was placed into a combination of stainless steel and neutral oak barrels to age for 6 months before being racked together for bottling in March.

Aki calls this fruit Muscat Vert, so I feel it’s right to put this variety on the label.  However, I am unsure as to whether or not it is truly a Muscat, as it lacks the distinctive aromatics I normally associate with the variety.  At the same time, it is certainly more aromatic than Colombard or Chardonnay or Chenin, an aspect which I believe is beautifully exemplified in this direct to press expression of the grape.  Whatever the variety is, it is unique among the other wines I produce, and I am very happy to be able to continue to make a single varietal wine from it.

Indigenous yeast fermentation. SO2: 30 ppm total.  No other additions, unfined and unfiltered.

‘the sun egg’ is a book by Swedish author Elsa Beskow, about an elf who finds an orange in the woods.  One of my favorite stories as a child.

• Producer: Emme Wines
• Region: Redwood Valley, California
• Variety: 100% Muscat Vert
• Alcohol: 13%