2019 Domenica Amato Fiano " Che Fico", Clarksburg, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE The 2019 growing season began with heavy rains in March and April, which allowed soils to store up plenty of water to weather the dramatic heat spikes we witnessed in June and mid August. Other than those brief events, the vintage was relatively mild and we were able to take advantage of the extended growing season from this unique riverside site. By far our longest hanging white, the Fiano was picked on October 15th at exactly 20

vines more than forty years old yield wines that couple exacting minerality with complex fruit flavours

nearly 30 years after taking over and switching all vinification and élevage to steel

The distinguishing characteristic of Caparzo's Brunello di Montalcino is the origin of its Sangiovese

“Oak is for slow breathing of the wine

You can also make wine out of dandelions in the spring (something we have been meaning to get around to) and loved the irony that dandelion leaves and roots have been used as a tonic for wine-drenched livers for centuries

In early February we pressed the Garganega grapes for recioto

traditional in spirit—to elevate the nuances of each cru

producing an aromatic

High quality wine from a single harvest

Pheromone trapping of adults beetles (Eudemis) is used primarily during endemic or low periods in an insect’s population cycle

their shared passion for wine soon took hold and it wasn’t long before they became tempted by the prospect of producing premium wine from the farm

lentils with rosemary