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This week’s Winelight Wednesday brings us from New York to Australia🍷✨
Meet husband & wife Sebastian & Colleen, the team behind Living Roots, an urban winery in upstate New York & a not-so-urban winery in Adelaide Hills, South Australia🌏
With Sebastian being Australian, and Colleen an upstate New York native, the two combined their backgrounds to make handcrafted wines that express their diverse origins. The grapes are sourced from different vineyards throughout the Finger Lakes & Adelaide Hills regions, as homage to their family history, but with an added sense of adventure & discovery🍷
Sebastian & Colleen take a hands-on approach, so they split their time to ensure they are present for the winemaking process from start to finish in both places. Their urban winery in New York allows them to have a community of wine lovers to share their small-production wines with🍷
Shop Living Roots Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Cabernet Franc, & more at the link in our bio🥂 What’s your favorite wine from the Finger Lakes??😍

Learn how winemaker genius, Marbue Marke, is chasing the perfect bottle of wine, or more specifically, believes for every moment there can be a perfect bottle - [link in bio] 🍷. We’ve been obsessed with his work as winemaker for #oceanowines bringing specialized Pinot Noir & Chardonnay that can be that perfect bottle for so many moments.

It’s Winelight Wednesday & we’re excited to introduce you to Cristina Gonzales of Gonzales Wine Company🥂✨
Cristina fell in love with wine on a backpacking trip in Mendoza, Argentina. She then traveled around the world to work harvests & learn hands on. She started Gonzales Wine Company in 2010 & after living in Mexico for a few years, she settled in Portland, Oregon. Cristina works with grape growers in Southern Oregon & Washington, & her style of winemaking is minimal intervention, with no added yeasts, because she believes the most important work is done in the vineyard🍇
As a one-woman show & single mother, Cristina produces around 300-500 cases of wine annually. She is also very involved with AHIVOY, a nonprofit organization creating opportunities & empowering Latinx & Hispanic vineyard workers to overcome socioeconomic challenges.
Have you tried any of Cristina’s wines yet?? Shop Gonzales Wine Company’s selections at the link in our bio🍷

This week for our Wednesday Winelight, we’re introducing you to Red Tail Ridge Winery in the Finger Lakes of New York✨🍷
Located on the western shore of Seneca Lake, Red Tail Ridge specializes in producing cool climate wines like Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay, sparkling wines, & more🥂
Owner & winemaker, Nancy Irelan, explains how they make small batches of handmade wine with minimal intervention - her work is done mostly in the vineyard during growing season🌿 As the only LEED-gold certified green winery in New York, Red Tail Ridge focuses on minimizing their carbon footprint & producing wine sustainably🌏
Aside from the delicious juice, we love Red Tail Ridge because it’s Woman-Led, Family-Owned, Sustainable, uses Renewable Energy, & is a First Generation winery💯
Are you a fan of FLX wines?? Shop Red Tail Ridge’s wines at the link in our bio🍷✨