Valdespino Quina Aperitivo Jerezano EARHARDT the one growers historically stuck

the one growers historically stuck in the spots where Chardonnay wouldn't pay

including northern Pauillac sites adjacent to Mouton

The result is joyful and a little wild

and Aux Ormes

fresh and delicious

Valdespino Quina Aperitivo Jerezano EARHARDT the one growers historically stuckBefore quinine ended up in tonic water, it went into wine. Quina is that older tradition: a Jerez wine base, fortified and steeped with cinchona bark and a cast of botanicals until it turns bittersweet and pleasantly medicinal. Valdespino's version comes from one of the oldest houses in Jerez and it tastes like it, with real sherry character underneath the bitterness, all dried fruit and nutty depth, and a quinine edge that snaps the whole thing back