4 and 6 bottle levels     $23 (member price $20)
58% Chambourcin, 42% Vidal Blanc  12.2% ABV

Early Mountain Vineyards is owned by Jean Case, the Chairman of the National Geographical Society.  A Virginia resident for 35 years, she opened Early Mountain in 2012.  Both Chambourcin and Vidal Blanc are French-American hybrid varieties.  European varieties were grafted onto North American rootstocks in the late 1800’s as a successful strategy against Phylloxera.  Hybrids continue to thrive in the Atlantic coastal states, the midwest and into Canada.  They co-fermented whole cluster Chambourcin and Vidal Blanc, then aged in neutral French oak and stainless steel.  Tangerine, apricot, red cherry, violet, with hints of chalk.

Food Pairing Suggestions:
Enjoy this unique wine with spiced oven-baked fish or chicken, ground pork stuffed cabbage, butternut squash ravioli with brown butter sauce, Japanese-style sea bass, pasta with porcini and guanciale, chicken enchiladas with sour cream and avocado salsa, chicken curry over rice and roast chicken with mushroom barley risotto. This wine is also excellent with bold, exotic foods - think Asian, Moroccan, Korean and even Ethiopian cuisine! Or simply savor this wine with funky cheeses, charcuterie, anchovies, olives and roasted chestnuts.