Stagiaire Wine 'Let's Get Fizzical' 2022

The vibe:This blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Vermentino offers bright tropical fruit with subtle reduction and residual sweetness

The winemaker: Stagiaire Wine is the brainchild of New Orleans native Brent Mayeaux. The project takes its name from Brent’s time spent as an apprentice - or stagiaire - at various wineries around the world at the beginning of his career. He began by working under more conventionally-minded winemakers in California, but it was during experiences in Australia and then France, where his head was turned towards natural wine by the likes of luminaries such as Philippe Bonard in the Jura and Gareth Belton of Gentle Folk in the Adelaide Hills. Mayeaux returned to California in 2018 armed with a more European sensibility around winemaking and the role of the vineyard. He now makes wine in a former industrial space on Treasure Island, a reclaimed piece of land in the middle of the San Francisco Bay.

Serve: With a chill.