A second label from Sierra Foothills pioneer Scott Harvey’s team, this might be an unexpected variety from the region, but this bottling shows that it’s found a suitable home here. It plays like a serious Vinho Verde, with lively floral and fruit aromas, citric brightness, no spritzy character, dry style and a long zesty finish. It is a great solo glass of bracing white built for warm weather — or for when you want to imagine warm weather. If you don’t think Foothills when you think white, this will shift your paradigm. Made by Mollie Haycock.
Jana Winery, Amador County (Sierra Foothills, California) Verdelho 2022
By Rich Cook