10/14/2026
Verdesse Skin Contact • Rare Grape on the tasting this Thursday with Matthieu Finot.
Verdesse is a rare grape with only 25-32 acres growing worldwide, primarily in the Grésivaudan Valley of Isère, France, our old home. Come try this skin-contact version made by his brother Thomas Finot. These mountain w**e rock!
Details: This Thursday, October 15, 5-8 PM
This week we are hosting Matthieu Finot of Domaine Finot.
Matthieu is the head w**emaker at King Family Vineyards. We'll be tasting w**es from his 'garagiste' project called Domaine Finot Virginia and sister w**ery Domaine Finot France, where his brother Thomas is making w**e in the French Alps and RhĂ´ne Valley. Matthieu was born in Crozes-Hermitage in the RhĂ´ne Valley, studied viti and oenology in Beaune, Burgundy - then worked in Italy, South Africa, and in France (RhĂ´ne, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Provence, and Jura). He's been a fixture in Virginia for 23 years now. His w**es are some of our favorites.
Lineup:
•Pet Nat Rosé Petit Verdot
•Turk Mountain Malbec
•Turk Mountain Cab Franc
•Finot France • Verdesse Orange W**e
•Finot Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Come taste some w**e with local w**emakers during Virginia W**e Month in October. $5 Fee. Thursdays, 5-8 PM.
Come meet the maker and taste some authentic w**es!
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