I went to a Natural Wine Fair in Richmond recently. 40 wineries all showcasing their interpretations of natural wine. It was great. Really interesting for numerous reasons.
I headed out to Montoliva Vineyard and Winery in Chicago Park early Sunday morning on October 23 where owner, farmer, and winemaker Mark Henry and his band of pickers were harvesting his Estate-grown Montepulciano grapes.
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Caruncho started resurrecting the four-acre vineyard in 2018 and opened Arquils Winery (arquils.com) in 2019. He farms organically, intending to morph into farming biodynamically and refers to himself as a non-interventionist winemaker.
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Carlos Caruncho believes that with the proper care in the vineyard the grapes arrive in the winery with everything they need: add nothing; take nothing away.
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I have had occasions over the years to be in big rooms filled with lots of wine people. In my experience, winemakers, while seldom the flashiest, are usually the most interesting, often the most talented people in those rooms.