{"product_id":"2022-divergent-vine-clarksburg-malbec","title":"2022 Divergent Vine Clarksburg Malbec","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Herring Vineyard \u0026lt; Clarksburg \u0026lt; California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrape: Malbec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic, zero-input farming; \u003c\/span\u003esandy loam soils inland near a river, with warm days but cool nights; destemmed whole berry ferment in large bins for 7-10 days then spends 14 mos old french oak; bottled \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eunfined and unfiltered, with 15ppm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eadded S02; 12.5% ABV; 75 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Aaron Bryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTiny estate run by husband\/wife team who relocated from SF to the Sierra Foothill boons to make natural wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eDrinks more like a Cahors Malbec than the goopy, massive fruity Argentine Malbecs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eSmooth and sexy, with soft tannins and a silky mouth feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDark chocolate and leather at first sip, then opens up to brambly red fruit + plums \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron's take on the wine: \"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eI fell in love with Malbec about 12 years ago on a trip to the Mendoza region of Argentina. During that trip, I quickly realized how fun and versatile the variety can be, so when I found this Clarksburg vineyard planted to Malbec in the sandy soils along the Sacramento River, it reminded me of the Luján de Cuyo region just south of Mendoza where Malbec is planted along the sandy banks of the Mendoza region....similar climates, same soils, let's make some Malbec.  I'm glad I did.  The Malbec aged in all neutral French Oak barrels for 15 months presents classic characteristics of blackberry, currant and plumb contrasted with notes of cocoa, coffee, and saddle strap leather, finishing structured with light tannin and bright acidity.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore about Divergent\/Conduit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron has a nontraditional winemaking background. A classically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etrained economist, he fell in love with the art and science of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaking during his time at UC Santa Barbara. He continued his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einformal wine education (drinking a lot) in New York City, so when he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emoved back to California he started making beer and wine out of his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egarage in SF's Mission District. Eventually, he met a group of urban \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemakers on Treasure Island and started trading beer for a few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebarrels of cellar space, working with our friend Noel of Purity back \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the day. In 2013 he decided to make the leap to full time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaker, and has been producing Conduit and divergent vine wines and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTag + Jug Cider.  In 2014 Aaron met Amy, who was working for a wine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edistributor, and they clicked around a shared love of wine and food. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey got married, and Amy now runs the back office operations for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethree brands. In 2020, after many years or sourcing fruit from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalifornia’s Sierra Foothills, Aaron and Amy fell in love with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebeautiful piece of property, vineyard, and winery in the Sierra \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFoothills that has now become the home base of Conduit and Divergent Vine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewines, Tag + Jug Cider Co., as well as their own Gold Dust Vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67774531961111,"sku":"fsz1792017470485","price":23.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/6690\/8695\/files\/2022-divergent-vine-clarksburg-malbec_1.jpg?v=1792017478","url":"https:\/\/debclubcladfit.shop\/products\/2022-divergent-vine-clarksburg-malbec","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}