Summer Wolff - 'GioGio' - 2021

Piedmont, italy

Red Berries - Spice - Earth

100% Freisa. Summer runs a micro winery with 2 hectares of land in the same valley as her husbands' winery, Cascina Iuli. " My goal was for a very drinkable, fresh and bright expression of Freisa which I’ve been getting to know over the years. We direct pressed 20% was of the fruit to allow there to be some more balance and harmony between the tannins and all the bright fruit and flower that this variety has to offer. The 2021 vintage was also hot, so I’m even more pleased with how this first vintage turned out. The wine is named after my first son, Gioacchino, who at home we call GioGio. " Natural doesn’t mean the wine has to be cloudy with a cute and tongue in cheek label. Natural doesn’t mean the wine has to have too much VA or mouse. Natural doesn’t mean the wine has to be made with zero SO2 added. Natural doesn’t mean that you have to do every single natural wine fair near and far dressed in a cool tee shirt. Instead, to me, natural means purity. Grace. Elegance. Clean and individual. With a responsibility, above all, to the land you’re farming. It should be priced for everyone to be able to afford, and wine that everyone wants to drink. Needless to say;this is only my own perception of a category of wine, that I believe is also a lifestyle. Living naturally, raising our children naturally, nourishing our bodies with whole and clean foods, and of course, drinking only natural wines coming from terroir which is loved, cared for, and respected." - Summer Wolff