WONDERWERK FREE YOUR BODY

A light, bright, chalky-textured orange wine! Issamu and Andrew - the team behind Wonderwerk’s low-intervention, high-innovation philosophy, wanted to dial up the acidity and capture more texture in this vintage. They found it in the Clarksburg AVA, with a chalky Chenin Blanc to lay the structural foundation, mellowing the loud fruit tones of Sauvignon Blanc and harmonizing with the elegance of Pinot Gris. After a 21-day maceration (26 days for the Pinot Gris) the grape skins were exhausted and the body was free to begin its new life as wine.

Winemaking
The Pinot Gris was fermented whole cluster in picking bins with twice daily punchdowns. The Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc were de-stemmed and pumped to tank 5 days later along with the mid-ferment Pinot Gris. Long twice daily pump-overs were employed for a 21-day maceration. The lot was pressed to tank, briefly settled and racked to neutral oak barrels where the wine underwent malolactic fermentation and aged for 7 months. The wine was produced without fining or filtration, with 20ppm (KMBS) sulfur added at bottling.

The Site
Heringer Estates Vineyard is located in Clarksburg, California, on the banks of the Sacramento River. This corner of California exudes a vibe unlike any other part of the state, with rich alluvial soils, drawbridges, old country stores, and riverboat zoomers. The delta breeze provides a cooling effect to temper the warm summer days, creating the diurnal temperature shift critical to the production of high quality wine grapes.

Farming Practices
Heringer is a seventh-generation family enterprise committed to sustainable agriculture. The vineyard is farmed with organic practices and is Lodi Rules certified. The farm does not use herbicides, instead opting for mechanical weed management. Deficit irrigation is maintained with detailed evapotranspiration modeling. Cover crops are employed to increase soil diversity and limit weed growth. The farm is also home to an owl sanctuary.