{"title":"Sangiovese","description":"\u003cp\u003eSangiovese is Italy's most widely planted and versatile red grape, capable of producing everything from fresh, bright Chianti for a Tuesday evening to Brunello di Montalcino that will age for twenty years or more. Its defining characteristics — high acidity, medium-firm tannins, and a core of red cherry and dried herb — make it one of the most food-friendly grapes in the world, and a natural fit for minimal-intervention winemaking that wants to preserve freshness over power.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rosato-le-coste-di-gradoli-lazio-natural-wine-primal-wine","title":"Le Coste Rosato 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eLe Coste Rosato is crafted from 100% Aleatico grapes grown in a fifty-year-old vineyard at 500 meters elevation near Gradoli, Lazio, overlooking Lago di Bolsena. Winemakers Gianmarco Antonuzzi and Clémentine Bouveron farm biodynamically on volcanic soils rich in iron and minerals. Grapes are destemmed and directly pressed with only brief skin contact. Free-run must ferments spontaneously for three weeks in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts, then ages ten months in old oak barrels and porcelain amphorae on fine lees. Unfiltered, unfined, no sulfur added.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Coste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32525756727389,"sku":"lecoste-rosato","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/le-coste-rosato-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780289915"},{"product_id":"litro-rosso-conestabile-della-staffa-natural-wine","title":"Conestabile della Staffa Litro Rosso 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eLitro Rosso is a 1-liter, everyday red from Conestabile della Staffa, made from Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo grown on calcareous clay and tufa soils at 250–350 meters above sea level in the Trasimeno-Perugino subzone of Umbria. The vineyards sit just outside the hilltop hamlet of Monte Melino, in the province of Perugia, with Lake Trasimeno providing a moderating microclimate that keeps acidity fresh even in warm vintages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Danilo Marcucci uses spontaneous fermentation in open-top tanks with 4 to 6 days of skin maceration, no temperature control, and aging in fiberglass tanks. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites, under a crown cap in a clear glass liter bottle. The process is as minimal as the format is unpretentious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the palate, expect crunchy cherry and red berry fruit with roasted pepper, a touch of earth, and a hint of tobacco on the back end. It drinks lightly, with enough structure to hold up to food but enough freshness to pour cold on a Tuesday. 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The mousse is gentle and persistent, typical of ancestral method wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I Cangianti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38101485256903,"sku":"CANGSKIZ19C","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/i-cangianti-skizzo-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819395"},{"product_id":"brunello-di-montalcino-fornacella","title":"Fornacella Brunello di Montalcino 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eFornacella Brunello di Montalcino originates from the esteemed Montalcino region in Tuscany, Italy. The vineyards are situated at elevations between 300 to 400 meters above sea level, benefiting from a favorable microclimate and well-drained soils ideal for cultivating Sangiovese grapes. This vintage faced arid conditions; however, careful vineyard management allowed for the production of high-quality grapes. The winemaking process involves hand-harvesting the grapes and fermentation in wooden and steel vats over approximately 25 days. The wine is then aged for 36 months in Slavonian oak barrels, ranging from 10.5 to 22 hectoliters in capacity, and undergoes an additional minimum of six months of bottle aging before release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fornacella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43477154529496,"sku":"fornacella-brunello","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/fornacella-brunello-di-montalcino-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780286003"},{"product_id":"gratena-chianti-docg-natural-wine","title":"Gratena Chianti DOCG No Added Sulfites 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eGratena Chianti DOCG No Added Sulfites 2023 is an organic red wine from Fattoria di Gratena, a certified organic estate on the hills near Arezzo in Tuscany. 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At 14% alcohol, Gratena Chianti DOCG No Added Sulfites 2023 offers Sangiovese in its most unadulterated form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fattoria di Gratena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45043138724056,"sku":"gratena-chiantizerozero","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/fattoria-di-gratena-chianti-no-sulfites-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780287750"},{"product_id":"field-recordings-pizza-nights","title":"Field Recordings Pizza Nights 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eField Recordings Pizza Nights 2025 is a Gamay Noir from the California Central Coast, made by Andrew Jones and the team at Field Recordings in Tin City, Paso Robles. Sourced from organically and sustainably farmed vineyards across the Central Coast, the wine is designed to be chilled and consumed with food. The concept was developed in collaboration with Talula's Pizza in Asbury Park, New Jersey. 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