2021 Miani 'Filip' Colli Orientali del Friuli Merlot, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Aston alpacas and goats to do

alpacas and goats to do the true good work of careful stewardship and humble attendance

Viola Wine Cellars

dark cherries and caramel

100% Petit Menseng from the Fenaughty vineyard in El Dorado county

This youthful orange wine opens with spicy aromas of dry wildflowers

2021 Miani 'Filip' Colli Orientali del Friuli Merlot, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Aston alpacas and goats to doThe early Merlots were made from a combination of fruit from Rosazzo and Buttrio, but in 2004 Pontoni began experimenting with bottling the wines separately; giving birth to his Merlots Filip (Rosazzo) and Buri (Buttrio). The Filip is generally rounder and more immediate.