2022 Davide Vignato Garganega Frizzante 'Primo Incontro'

100% biodynamic Garganega (the grape of Soave). Refermented in bottle without disgorgement in the sui lieviti style. The base wine ferments to dryness with native yeast in stainless steel, and completes its malolactic fermentation to ensure it is stable without needing sulfur. Several months later, he mixes in a calculated dose of pressed juice from Garganega grapes that had been drying since harvest—a sweet nectar intended to set off a secondary fermentation. The blended, semi-sweet wine is then crown-capped and left to referment in bottle.  Primo Incontro (First Encounter)—named for the wine’s suitability to casual meet-ups among friends, but also a nod to the total novelty of the style—is akin to a yeasty brew of ground-up minerals bisected by a bolt of laser-sharp, mouth-watering acidity. This is unadulterated, bone-dry, incredibly stimulating, low-alcohol Garganega.