{"product_id":"2021-patrick-sullivan-jumping-juice-yellow-yellow","title":"2021 Patrick Sullivan Jumping Juice 'Yellow Yellow'","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eRegion:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Margaret River \u0026lt; Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGrapes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e  83% Sauvignon Blanc, 17% Gewurtztraminer\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Biodynamic farming; whole cluster, co-fermented, carbonic; bottled unfined\/unfiltered with minimal added So2; 12.5% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWinemaker: Patrick Sullivan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePatrick Sullivan grew up in the countryside of Victoria in Australia and took off for London at 19, ending up with a job in wine - and experienced his natural wine revelation.  He then returned home to Australia to study wine but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003edropped out because he didn’t think he would use the information they were teaching.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIt all clicked for him when he started working with progressive bioD producer Bill Downie, with whom he learned the value of serious, hardworking viticulture. In 2016, he and his wife Megan took the leap on a property in Gippsland and planted their first vines. He’s making a bit of wine from this fruit now, but is still buying organic or biodynamic fruit from friends and neighbors to make his Jumping Juice line of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eexperimental natty wines.  Except he doesn’t want to be put in the ‘natural’ camp because he thinks it undersells the most important part  of what he’s doing, which for him is the move AWAY from conventional farming and industrial winemaking (big down under). He also thinks the idea of natural wine downplays the\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehard work that goes into making  wine without all the smoke and mirrors that conventional producers employ -- is it natural (or easy) to bunch and leaf thin? Probably not.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhatever he calls himself (you do you, Patrick!), we think he’s a poster child for the kind of clean Aussie wines we want to drink - light, fresh and super expressive of their place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe're loving his take on Aussie Sauv Blanc, which here is \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eraw and wild -- but squeaky clean and absolutely true to the varietal and place.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe fruit is pristine, coming from a biodynamic farm in western Australia, in the Margaret River zone.  He does it 100% whole bunch, carbonic and skin-contact, then throwing a curveball with the additon of Gewürztraminer\u003c\/span\u003e which quietly \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003esoftens the greeny Sauvignon Blanc character.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e The result is electric,\u003c\/span\u003e with barely a whisper of SB's typical jalapeño spice balancing tropical pineapple and cream.  Vibrant, fun, lip-smacking and refreshingly light for Australia - it’s like the wine version of a perfectly made, not sweet Piña Colada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53325016269111,"sku":"fli1792016724851","price":20.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/1748\/9719\/files\/2021-patrick-sullivan-jumping-juice-yellow-yellow_1.jpg?v=1792016734","url":"https:\/\/indigodyew.shop\/products\/2021-patrick-sullivan-jumping-juice-yellow-yellow","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}