2024 Loop de Loop Alpine White

We’ve come to love how co-fermentation of these white grapes from Underwood reveals the volcano itself. Grown without irrigation, in no-till soils and with sustainable—often organic—farming, the fruit speaks clearly of place. We don’t list the varietals, because this wine isn’t about them. Not exactly. It’s about Underwood Mountain: its delicate aromatics, its persistent brightness from naturally low pH, and the texture that deepens through aging on lees—drawing out a quiet salinity on the finish. As with all our wines, it’s fermented dry with native yeasts and bottled without fining or filtration.

Grapes are all dry farmed, no-till and sustainably farmed – if not organically farmed. Underwood Mountain has ancient volcanic soil – ashy, sandy loam topped with windblown loess. They have planted over 500 native bare root shrubs plus multitudes of wildflowers and grasses. They seed cover crop and generally use only organic sprays.

Fermented dry with wild yeasts and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Beautiful and delicately aromatic. There is brightness and a lovely texture from the use of lees in aging, followed by a touch of salinity on the finish.