{"title":"Ranchelle","description":"\u003cp\u003eRanchelle is a small winery (4ha vineyards) located in the Maremma, an area in southern Tuscany, about halfway between Florence and Rome. The winery has been launched in 2014 with the aim to contribute to the conservation of the heritage of traditional Maremma grapes by producing wines with traditional grape varieties according to the philosophy of natural wine. The concept of the winery was developed by Enrico Bachechi (today distributor of natural wines at Vienna), since 2016 the enological consultancy is done by Marco Giordano who runs the winery Podere Erica in the Chianti). The Maremma region is dedicated to wine since the time of the Etruscans, favoured by the mild climate of the close Mediterranean sea and by the soil composition of the hilly terrains. Historically, the Maremma has a wide range of native grapes such as Ciliegiolo, Alicante and Ansonica which are still quite common, but other varieties like Procanico, Nocchianello, Riminese and Verdello have already almost completely disappeared. Unfortunately the indigenous grape varieties are dying out since most of the old vineyards have been uprooted and replaced with international varieties (such as Merlot, Cabernet, Chardonney, Syrah, Sauvignon and Viognier) or with rather common Italian grape varieties like Sangiovese and Vermentino. In fact the grape varieties which until fifty years ago were the pearls of the Maremma viticulture are now considered only good memories, to be kept in the vineyards-museums. The wine establishment regards them as inferior to the famous international varieties which do not have any connection with the territory. Ranchelle aims to contribute to the conservation of the traditional Maremma grapes and wants to express their full potential by following the method of natural wine making: In the vineyards no synthetic substances are used and anti parasite treatments are limited to small amounts of copper sulphate and sulfur (less than half of the amount permitted in organic agriculture), while in the cellar no additives are used. The wines are thus sincere and natural expressions of the territory. In 2014 Ranchelle has taken over one of the few old vineyards left in Maremma, a vineyard with many varieties which once were widespread throughout the area. This 60 years old vineyard is situated in an area which in the past was famous for its many vineyards and was therefore named \"Thousand Gems\" (in Italian \"Millocchio\"). In 2015 two hectares of new vineyards were planted with indigeneous varieties, half white, half red grapes. In 2016 another hectare has been planted, again half white, half red, all indigeneous Maremma varieties. All vineyards are located on an altitude of 350m with a southeastern exposure and a quite balanced soil composition (shale with silt and clay).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pergolacce-ranchelle-tuscany-natural-wine","title":"Ranchelle Pergolacce 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pergolacce is a red wine which come from a newly planted vineyard located in an area which is called Pergolacce. This vineyard of 1 ha consists of half Ciliegiolo and half Alicante (Grenache, planted in 2015 with the aim to provide a base for a fresh and fruity red wine with short skin contact. The two grape varieties are harvested by hand separately according to their ripeness. After de-stemming the most starts its natural fermentation with the skins, but after 24 hours of skin contact fermentation the most is lightly pressed and continues fermentation without skins. Once the alcoholic and the malolactic fermentation is over, the wines of the two grape varieties are mixed together and will stay for about 5 months in a steel vessel, before being bottled in springtime. The Pergolacce is a wine with light violet color and is full of of fruity freshness and silky smoothness. Technically it is a \"rose\", but the Ciliegiolo, even though only for 24 hours on the skins, has given so much color that it is called more appropriately \"light red wine\". The high acidity and the soft tannins make it very pleasant to drink - in fact it's a perfect glou glou wine. Even though not aged in wood barrels and being ready for drinking already after half a year after the harvest, it is expected that it has nevertheless enough substance for preserving its freshness at least for about 5 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ranchelle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41331772981447,"sku":"RANCHELLE-PERGOLACCE","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/ranchelle-pergolacce-tuscany-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185328"},{"product_id":"millocchio-bianco-ranchelle-orange-natural-wine","title":"Ranchelle Millocchio Bianco 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Millocchio Bianco wine primarily comes from the old vines of Millocchio vineyard. It is an \"orange\" wine, which means that this white wine is made like red wine, fermenting the must together with the grape skins. Usually white wines are obtained by removing not only the stalks but also the skins before starting the fermentation. Instead the Millocchio Bianco is made by following the method the peasants used in the past to make white wine by leaving the must on the skins until the end of fermentation, which can last up to four weeks. This technique produces wine of a golden tending to orange color, the reason why this type of wine is called \"orange wine\". The Millocchio Bianco is an assemblage of several separate fermentation of Ansonica, Clairette, Procanico, Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes done by following the philosophy of natural wine: spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts, long maceration on the skins, no added substances and no filtration. Sulfur dioxide has been replaced by nitrogen, an inert gas, which is used to protect the wines from contact with oxygen during racking and bottling. The wines are aged for 10 months in 500 liter used oak barrels, and another 6 months in bottles before leaving the cellar. The Millocchio Bianco is a wine rich in aromas and flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ranchelle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41331802341575,"sku":"RANCMILO20C","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/ranchelle-milocchio-tuscany-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185325"},{"product_id":"roccolina-bianco-ranchelle-natural-wine","title":"Ranchelle Roccolina Bianco 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoccolina white wine is the offspring of a recently (2015) planted vineyard,, situated in an area named Roccolina on the old land registern maps. Here the indigenous grape varieties of Procanico, Clairette (Francesino), Riminese (Duropersico), Nocchianello Bianco and Verdello produce the base for an assemblage of typical white varieties of the Maremma which aims to be a revival of the Bianco di Pitigliano of its glorious past. The different grape varieties are harvested by hand separetely according to their ripeness. After destemming the natural fermentation of the most starts first with the skins, but after 2 or 3 days of skin contact fermentation the most is lightly pressed and continues its natural course of fermentation without skins. Once the alcoholic and the malolactic fermentation is over the wines of the different grape varieties are mixed together and will stay for about 5 months in a steel vessel, before being bottled in springtime. Roccolina is a white wine which combines the structure and fullness of a skin contact wine with the freshness and perfumes of a white wine made without skins. This wine is not aged in wood barrels and is ready for drinking already after 6 months after harvest, but it has enough substance to preserve its fragrance at least for about 5 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ranchelle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41331819708615,"sku":"RANCHELLE-ROCCOLINA","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/ranchelle-roccolina-tuscany-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185321"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/ranchelle.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}