Visit us to shop in person or order online and pick up in the shop.
Address
210 E. Vermilion Street, Lafayette, LA 70501
Hours
Mon, Wed, Thurs
1pm-7pm
Friday & Saturday
1pm-8pm
Closed Sunday & Tuesday
Keep it natural, baby.
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Varieties: 80% Barbera, 15% Croatina, 5% mixed indigenous grapes
Age of Vines: 40 – 100 years
Winemaking: Grapes are hand-picked in small crates, selected, then crushed, and fermented using only indigenous yeast. Maceration takes 20 days with frequent punch-downs. Aged in fiberglass tank until bottling in spring. No fining, filtration, or sulfites added (total SO2 under 10ppm).
Personality: Easy-drinking red with distinct acidity, typical of the Barbera grape. Medium body, dry tannins. The perfect everyday wine going well with snacks, cold cuts, tomato-based pasta dishes, savory pies, or lasagna. And, of course, pizza.
Owner & winemaker: Barbara & Paolo Pulliero
Vineyard area: 5 ha (=12 acres) of old vines, estate-owned or in long-term rental
Vineyard management: certified organic
Soils: clay-silt, limestone
Main varieties: Malvasia Aromatica di Candia, Ortrugo, Barbera, Bonarda (also called Croatina)
Annual production (app.): 10.000 bottles
Winemaking: skin-contact white, red. Concrete, fiberglass vats. No fining or filtration. No sulfur added.
Katie and Denny
store owners
Your friendly neighborhood wine shop, focused on small production, organic and biodynamic, natural wines. Connect with us on Instagram for suggestions on your next bottle and to follow along in our downtown Lafayette wine journey.
Visit us to shop in person or order online and pick up in the shop.
Hours
Mon, Wed, Thurs
1pm-7pm
Friday & Saturday
1pm-8pm
Closed Sunday & Tuesday