{"product_id":"auxerrois-swick-wines-orange-oregon-natural-wine","title":"Auxerrois 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is 100% Auxerrois sourced from Zenith Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, situated at around 600 feet elevation on volcanic basalt soils. Zenith is sustainably farmed, using no herbicides, in-row cultivation, hand-hoeing, and their own compost. The Van Duzer Corridor funnels cool Pacific air through the valley each afternoon, keeping acids firm at harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is minimal. Grapes are fermented as whole clusters with 30 days of skin maceration using native yeast, worked by foot one to two times daily with no temperature control. The wine then ages for six months in a 600-liter neutral French oak barrel before bottling unfined and unfiltered with a small addition of sulfur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a golden-amber skin-contact wine with a floral, citrus-driven nose — apricot, grapefruit, orange blossom — and a palate that leans mineral and saline rather than fruity or heavy. Joe Swick describes the Auxerrois as the secret ingredient in his blended orange wine The Flood, noted for its salinity and aromatic lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuxerrois is a low-acid white grape variety, a full sibling of Chardonnay, rarely bottled as a varietal. In Oregon's cool sites, the grape holds freshness it can lose in warmer climates. The 30-day maceration adds structure and grip without masking the variety's natural floral and citrus character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swick Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32237698318429,"sku":"SWICAUXE19C","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/swick-wines-auxerrois-oregon-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1626238338","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/auxerrois-swick-wines-orange-oregon-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}