2019 Swick Wines 'Palhete' Columbia Valley, USA Pierre Sparr 2015 Horsepower Vineyards 'Sur Echalas

2015 Horsepower Vineyards 'Sur Echalas Vineyard' Syrah

César Florido Amontillado spends an average of eight years in the solera process before being bottled en rama

• Grapes are pressed gently by pneumatic press

many believe Aux Malconsorts could be a Grand Cru

2017 Jean-Yves Peron Les Barrieux Roussanne / Jacquere

2019 Swick Wines 'Palhete' Columbia Valley, USA Pierre Sparr 2015 Horsepower Vineyards 'Sur Echalas2019 Swick Wines 'Palhete' Columbia Valley, USA Palhete is the local (Portuguese) term for a wine that is made in a farmer's style, by blending red and white grapes to create a low alcohol beverage to drink during the day. As the Avs would tell you there certainly was no bottled water, very little soda or beer readily available back in the days, and the natural water sources were unreliable, so the Palhete wines provided the only trustworthy hydration