{"product_id":"optik-valdigue-french-camp-vyrd-2022","title":"Optik Valdigue French Camp Vyrd 2022","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes: Aromas open with ripe blackberry and plum, layered with warm brown spices and a hint of smoke. The palate is rich and powerful, featuring concentrated blackberry jam and restrained tannins. Hints of spice and smoke carry the wine home, creating a bold, balanced and enduring impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"94 Pts\" \u003c\/strong\u003eInternational Wine Report\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grape: Valdigue is a grape variety whose roots go back to Southern France, though it has more plantings in CA today than it does in France. It was long believed to be a strain of Gamay nicknamed \"Napa Gamay\", but DNA tests corrected the record and the use of \"Napa Gamay\" was banned from wine labels in 1999. The grape is perfectly suited to today's chillable reds trend, as it is low in tannin and alcohol but with refreshing acidity even when the grapes are from in an increasingly warm growing region.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairings\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clean, fresh and light dishes such as charcuterie boards, roast chicken, grilled sausages with sauteed onions\/peppers, and Bistro fare such as BLTs, burgers and other sandwiches. Try it with tomato-based pastas and you'll write to thank us! For cheese pairings, tangy styles like Chevre or a young cow's milk cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Winery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptik is more of a cooperative atelier than a winery in and of itself, as it pulls from some of the Central Coasts most iconic vineyards and puts the grapes into the hands of a small group of winemakers who craft a wine through their own artistic lens, so to speak. The winemakers have to be invited to participate, and they change each year. So the wines maintain a common thread from their common roots (literally) but each bottling reflects the winemaker's unique imprint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serendipity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48296204828910,"sku":"92830656","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/farmstead.biz\/products\/optik-valdigue-french-camp-vyrd-2022","provider":"Farmstead Cheeses \u0026 Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}