The very first wine that captured my attention was Brachetto d’Acqui. A slightly sweet, slight effervescent wine from Piemonte, Italy, it stole my heart. So, when Sam Bilbro, owner and winemaker of Idlewild Wines in Sonoma, told me he had planted Brachetto in Mendocino, I was so excited. And finally, the wine is available. While the Idlewild Wines 2021 Brachetto, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino is a still, dry wine, it has the most beautiful aromatics and is textured. It is easy to say that the Idlewild Wines 2021 Brachetto, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino is the Please The Palate wine of the week.
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