Description

• Alex Krause and John Locke founded Birichino in Santa Cruz in 2008. Drawing on a combined four decades making wine in California, France, Italy, and beyond, they are focused on attaining the perfect balance of perfume, poise, and puckishness. Sourcing from a number of carefully farmed, family-owned, own-rooted 19th and early 20th century vineyards planted by and large in more moderate, marine-influenced climates, their preoccupation is to safeguard the quality and vibrance of their raw materials. The malvasia bianca is a crisp, dry, jasmine and lime-scented white from an obscure Italian variety planted 25 years ago on rock-strewn shale soils at the foot of the Santa Lucias on the western edge of the Salinas valley. Its vibrant, citrusy freshness is the perfect accompaniment to all seafoods & savory sauces with cilantro, parsley, pesto, sharp cheeses or lemongrass.