{"title":"Dan Marioni","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mechanical engineer who showed up to a single harvest in 2016 and never went back to his old career, Dan Marioni now makes some of Sonoma's most uncompromising natural wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Marioni is a fifth-generation Sonoma native who studied mechanical engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In 2016 he joined the historic Coturri Winery in Glen Ellen to learn harvest and stayed, making wine under the Sonoma Mtn Winery label with Nic Coturri. When that label wound down in 2019, Dan launched Marioni Wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/dan-marioni\"\u003eDan Marioni producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pino-pinot-noir-dan-marioni-natural-wine","title":"Dan Marioni Pino Pinot Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003ePino is a field-blend-style red from the O'Connor Vineyard, a just-over-one-acre site on Sonoma Mountain planted in 2011 by Sonoma Mtn Winery. The block has never been treated with chemicals. Grapes were harvested on September 12, 2019 and the entire vineyard — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay rows together — was picked and co-fermented as one lot, yielding a final blend of 95% Pinot Noir and 5% Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar at Coturri Winery in Glen Ellen, the fruit was destemmed and fermented in open-top vessels with native yeast. Manual punchdowns continued until the wine was dry, then it was pressed directly to neutral barrels and a puncheon, racked once, and aged for six months before bottling on June 4, 2020. Nothing was added and nothing was taken away: no fining, no filtration, no added sulfites. Residual sugar sits at 0.1 g\/L and acidity at 6.1 g\/L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a wine that wears its mountain origin lightly — dusty and savory rather than plush, with 14% ABV supported by a firm acid spine. The Chardonnay co-ferment adds a subtle texture and brightness that keeps the Pinot from going too heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Marioni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37810789744839,"sku":"DANMPINO19C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/dan-marioni-pinot-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819196"},{"product_id":"aureo-orange-dan-marioni-natural-wine","title":"Dan Marioni Aureo Orange 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eÁureo is a skin-contact wine made from estate-grown fruit in the Sonoma Valley AVA. The blend is 70% Merlot and 30% Chardonnay, sourced from Olson Ranch, a 3.5-acre cane-pruned Merlot block planted in 1994 by Phil Coturri. The Merlot vines are Clone 181 on Rootstock 5C, grown in gravelly loam clay soil at 500 feet elevation. The name Áureo means \"gilded\" or \"layered in gold\" in Latin, a reference to the wine's golden-amber color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking technique is unusual: Merlot juice is direct-pressed and then fermented on Chardonnay skins rather than Merlot skins, making this effectively a macerated rosé rather than a conventional orange wine. The must is manually destemmed into an open-top fermenter, punched down by hand until dry, then basket-pressed into neutral barrel for eight months. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeast, and the wine is unfiltered with no added sulfites. It is produced and bottled at Coturri Winery in Sonoma Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Olson Ranch fruit is sustainably farmed, and all Marioni wines are made with a zero-additions philosophy: nothing added, nothing removed. The gravelly loam clay soils and 500-foot elevation of the site contribute to natural freshness and texture in the finished wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Marioni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37810835194055,"sku":"DANMAURE19C","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/dan-marioni-aureo-orange-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186612"},{"product_id":"acid-rain-pet-nat-dan-marioni-natural-wine","title":"Dan Marioni Acid Rain Pet Nat 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcid Rain is a pétillant naturel from Dan Marioni sourced from a small vineyard on the slopes of the Sonoma Mountain AVA. The grapes — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay — are co-fermented together as a field blend on gravelly loam soils. The wine is made using méthode ancestrale: a single continuous fermentation that finishes in the bottle, trapping natural CO2 without any secondary fermentation additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is zero-zero. Spontaneous fermentation in open-top stainless steel vats, no added sulfites, no fining, no filtration. The wine ages for approximately five months in bottle under lees before release. Expect gentle, fine bubbles with a slight haze from the residual yeast sediment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sonoma Mountain AVA sits on the eastern slopes of the Sonoma Mountains above Glen Ellen, within the broader Sonoma Valley AVA. Vineyards here sit above the valley fog line, with higher minimum temperatures and lower daytime highs than the valley floor — a thermal belt effect that produces gradual ripening, naturally higher acidity, and concentrated fruit. Soils at vineyard level are gravelly loam, well-drained and low fertility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Marioni's first vintage under his own label, released in 2019 the same year Sonoma Mtn Winery wound down and he launched Marioni Wine. Nothing added, nothing taken away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Marioni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39254753837255,"sku":"MARIACID19C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/dan-marioni-acid-rain-pet-nat-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819623"},{"product_id":"rademacher-rose-dan-marioni-natural-wine","title":"Dan Marioni Rademacher Rosé 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan Marioni Rademacher Rosé is a natural wine made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes farmed sustainably in Sonoma Valley. Direct Press onto Sauvignon Blanc pressed skins, Dry, Neutral Barrel 4 months. Winemaker's notes: Dry, prickly approach with hints of mint, creek bed and strawberry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Marioni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40041624862919,"sku":"MARIRADE20C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/marioni-wines-rademacher-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186140"},{"product_id":"cabernet-sauvignon-marioni-wines-natural-wine","title":"Dan Marioni Cabernet Sauvignon 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan Marioni's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced entirely from the Rademacher Vineyard on Carriger Road in Sonoma Valley, where approximately 20-year-old vines grow in well-drained alluvial soils at the base of the Sonoma Mountains. The grapes were farmed organically and harvested by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, Marioni kept it straightforward: fully destemmed, manual punchdowns throughout fermentation with native yeast, no additions, no fining, no filtration, and no added SO2. The wine aged for 14 months in neutral barrels before bottling. This is the same no-addition, nothing-removed approach that defines all Marioni wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winemaker notes that 2018 brought ripe, forward fruit with more immediate accessibility than previous vintages from the same site. Underneath that approachable fruit, Rademacher's signature character comes through: eucalyptus, pennyroyal, and the herbal edge that distinguishes this vineyard from others in the valley. The wine can be opened now or cellared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Marioni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40041639477447,"sku":"MARICSAU18C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/marioni-wines-rademacher-cabernet-sauvignon-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630820265"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/dan-marioni.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}