The Grapes:
100% Moscato Bianco
Our Moscato is produced in a style that is very reminiscent of the renowned Moscato d’ Asti, very fragrant, light and sweet. In the 2022 Vintage we had early rainfall and a long growing season in Mendocino County that was marked by a warm spring, the hottest summer on record, but a moderate autumn – almost perfect grape growing conditions. We also had a perfect harvest season, other than the rains, with large diurnal temperature shifts and no frost.

The Appellation:
Mendocino, California
This harvest represents our 29th vintage of Moscato with 100% of the grapes coming from the 12th harvest of our own Nube Bianco Vineyard in Potter Valley which sits near the headwaters of the Russian River. It’s hot days, cold nights and 1000-foot elevation help to produce great acidity and balancing brightness.

The Wine:
This wine has rich aromas of fresh peaches, freesia and lime zest followed by similar fruity flavors, a rich sweet mouth-feel and great balanced acidity

The Winemaking:
The grapes were machine harvested October 10th, 2022 at an average of 22 degrees brix. The fruit was crushed and gently pressed to extract the juice without any of the bitterness and tannins from the skins of the grapes. The juice was then cold-settled for 2 days and racked off the lees before fermenting in stainless steel tanks for 4 weeks. Fermentation was stopped early to produce a low alcohol, slightly sweet wine.  No Malo.

Alcohol: 7.5%
Total Acidity:8.7 g/L
pH: 2.61
Residual Sugar: 11 g/L

Pairs With:
Enjoyable as an aperitivo or with fresh fruit and light pastries.

The Winemaker:
E-Corp has worked with Greg Graziano for nearly 2 decades, and Greg is a winemaker you never forget. From his endless supply of Hawaiian shirts to his contagious passion for wine, excessive neutral-oak ageing, and doing things the right way even if its the hard way, Greg has always been a favorite of ours. When we want to show someone a well-made wine, we show any wine that says “Graziano” on it.

The Graziano Family has a long line of winemakers and grape growers dating back to the early 1900’s.  Like his family before him, Greg Graziano, now carries on the family winemaking tradition that his grandfather set the foundation for and that his father Joseph later handed down to Gregory. To this day he is still carrying on the family tradition…as is his oldest daughter, Alexandra Graziano, a UC Davis graduate of Viticulture and Enology. She is currently involved in all aspects of winemaking and is the 4th generation, from Piedmonte of Italy to Mendocino County.

◉ The Graziano Family of Wines Website
◉ Other Wines from this producer at E-Corp