60% Albarino, 15% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Gris, 10% Pinot Noir, 5% Riesling
A blend of five grapes, all ranging in skin-contact, and a tribute to Jimi Hendrix. The party consists of Albarino, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling and a touch of Pinot Noir Rose’. Orange to golden yellow color. Unique aromatics of pineapple, quince, orange blossoms, bran cereal and baby aspirin. Fleshy peach and clementine peel on the palate.
13.3% abv
Kristie Tacey, winemaker and founder of Tessier Winery, is a scientist turned winemaker. A former published research scientist who studied protein pathways, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from her native Michigan to pursue a career in biotechnology, which included working on the Human Genome Project. Kristie eventually came to realize that winemaking was her true calling and after working as operations manager and assistant winemaker at an award-winning East Bay winery, she started Tessier in 2009.