{"product_id":"2020-gearhead-ride-the-funk-petnat","title":"2020 Gearhead 'Ride the Funk' Pet’Nat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRedwood Valley + Madera\u003c\/span\u003e \u0026lt; California \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrapes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGrenache Blanc, Petite Syrah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Organic farming; fermented carbonically for 14 days, no treading or adding of Co2; hand-disgorged and bottled under crown cap with nothing added (zero-zero); 12% ABV; 40 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinemaker:  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCraig West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur buddy Noel of Purity turned us on to his buddy, Craig West, who makes wine at Noel’s Richmond facility for his upstart natural wine label, Gearhead.  Craig was a fisherman and a baker for Acme Bread, but when he met Noel and started helping him with production, he decided that this was his calling and pivoted to wine.  Now he makes tiny lots of wine from organic farming, all foot tread, many with carbonic maceration, and all sans added sulfur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCraig is scrappy like most of the new natty crew in California, and searches high and low for organic fruit to purchase.  For this wine, he sourced the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGrenache Blanc from Love Ranch Vineyard in Madera, and pristine Petite Syrah from Redwood Valley, Mendocino, both farmed organically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce again, Craig kills it with this exotic neon pink juice that is dry and tart, with hibiscus and yellow peaches, and zippy acidity.  He says, \"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethis was funky out of the gate, so I let it rest for October through December, then checked in with it one day and it was Magic Ride The Funk!\" We say it\u003c\/span\u003e is pure joy in the glass, and that glass goes down real fast.  Which is unfortunate, because Craig only made 40 cases, he allocated a mere 6 to us, and they'll all be gone in the blink of an eye...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53246424514872,"sku":"hsz1792016062745","price":16.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/5480\/2488\/files\/2020-gearhead-ride-the-funk-petnat_1.jpg?v=1792016068","url":"https:\/\/sailingclubfit.shop\/products\/2020-gearhead-ride-the-funk-petnat","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}