Terah Wine Co. Falanghina Skin Contact 2024 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Ask a sommelier where Napa's

Ask a sommelier where Napa's most interesting Cabernet is coming from and they won't point at the warm valley floor — they'll point south

Its recipe is ancestral

Slightly reductive and toasty with tons of bright

always bottled at cask strength

Terah Wine Co. Falanghina Skin Contact 2024 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Ask a sommelier where Napa'sFalanghina is rarely seen in California, which is exactly the kind of underdog grape Terah Bajjalieh loves to champion. Her natural wine project is built around heritage and unusual varieties farmed responsibly, with fruit from sources like Lost Slough Vineyard in the Clarksburg AVA. Here she gives the Campanian white a skin contact treatment, drawing out texture and a savory grip while preserving its citrus and stone fruit core. The result is an