Taste at a glance
Tastes like
Almond, apricot, pear, a hint of hops
Drink with
Fried fish, herby pastas, or a sunny afternoon
Serve
Well chilled
Arneis means "little rascal" because it's a pain to grow: low acid, ripens fast, easy to miss the window. But we got it right in the window, and it's the perfect salty snack wine.— Dave
Pairs well with
About This Wine
Almond. Apricot. Hops.
Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety that is here in Santa Barbara, by way of Piedmont in northern Italy. Arneis (literally: little rascal, in Piemontese) is so called because it is regarded as a somewhat difficult variety to grow. The vine's propensity for low crop yields means that it ripens quickly, and it has naturally low acidity and a tendency to get overripe if the picking window is missed. In the cellar, the wines can oxidize easily, but we made sure that didn’t happen!
Our Arneis was fermented and aged in neutral French oak barrels and is a delicious, perfumed wine with aromas of almonds, apricots, peaches, pears, and hops.
