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Jupiter Wine Company 'No One Can Keep You Afraid' Schiava & Lagrein
Jupiter Wine Company 'No One Can Keep You Afraid' Schiava & Lagrein
Grapes — Schiava, Lagrein
Region — Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
Tasting Notes — Deep, inky black in the glass — striking and immediate. Mountain herbs and red berries on the nose, fragrant and lifted, with something wilder underneath. The palate is sappy and generous — ripe red berry fruit, graphite, rubbed sage, and plum — with a medium body that belies the saturated color. Carbonic maceration and the natural lightness of Schiava keep the whole thing bright and alive. Serious and joyful at exactly the same time. As one trusted retailer put it: like drizzling expensive balsamic over ripe berries. They are not wrong.
The Wine — A blend of Schiava and Lagrein inspired by St. Magdalener, one of the most ancient wines of Alto Adige — a blend produced in Northern Italy since the time of the Holy Roman Empire. Jupiter Wine Company is, to our knowledge, the only producer in the United States making and championing this blend. Lagrein — a historic descendant of Teroldego, genetically related to Syrah, Pinot Noir, and Dureza — brings inky depth, bramble fruit, graphite, and mineral structure. Schiava (also known as Trollinger or Vernatsch in German-speaking Südtirol) brings the opposite: a light-bodied red that practically smells like cotton candy and tastes like bright, fresh red berries. Together they complete each other — the depth and the levity, the serious and the playful, in one bottle.
Farming — Organically farmed. Jupiter sources exclusively from growers whose practices align with their founding commitment: wines made from organically farmed fruit, with nothing added and nothing taken away.
Winemaking — Both varieties harvested together and immediately sealed with dry ice for a full 13-day carbonic maceration — a technique that extracts vivid fruit character and color while keeping tannins gentle and fresh. After 13 days, the lids are popped and the fruit is foot-tread, allowing wild yeasts to take over for the final stages of fermentation. Secondary fermentation completed naturally with native bacteria. Rested for 10 months in neutral Acacia puncheons. Bottled without fining or filtration. Sulfur additions, if any, disclosed transparently per Jupiter's standing commitment.
The Producer — Jupiter Wine Company was born during a pandemic phone call. Michael Richardson, a 30-year hospitality veteran, got a call from winemaker Thomas DeBiase asking if he'd like to make wine, build affordable housing, and do something that actually meant something. Michael was there the next day. Thomas DeBiase left New Jersey for Sonoma County in 2006, worked across winemaking, restaurant programs, and hospitality, and found his footing at the celebrated Idlewild Wines in Mendocino before casting off corporate wine for good. Their manifesto is unambiguous: the wine industry is built on the labor of immigrant farmworkers paid below living wages and denied basic working conditions. Jupiter's response is direct — 100% of net profits go to affordable housing solutions for the Latinx agricultural and hospitality workers who make wine country possible. Buying this bottle is a small act with a meaningful consequence. And it happens to be one of the most singular red wines being made in California right now.
Drink It With — Braised short ribs, slow-roasted lamb, creamy polenta, aged cow's milk cheese, or any table that deserves a wine brave enough to be completely its own thing.
Jupiter Wine Company 'No One Can Keep You Afraid' Schiava & Lagrein
Grapes — Schiava, Lagrein
Region — Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
Tasting Notes — Deep, inky black in the glass — striking and immediate. Mountain herbs and red berries on the nose, fragrant and lifted, with something wilder underneath. The palate is sappy and generous — ripe red berry fruit, graphite, rubbed sage, and plum — with a medium body that belies the saturated color. Carbonic maceration and the natural lightness of Schiava keep the whole thing bright and alive. Serious and joyful at exactly the same time. As one trusted retailer put it: like drizzling expensive balsamic over ripe berries. They are not wrong.
The Wine — A blend of Schiava and Lagrein inspired by St. Magdalener, one of the most ancient wines of Alto Adige — a blend produced in Northern Italy since the time of the Holy Roman Empire. Jupiter Wine Company is, to our knowledge, the only producer in the United States making and championing this blend. Lagrein — a historic descendant of Teroldego, genetically related to Syrah, Pinot Noir, and Dureza — brings inky depth, bramble fruit, graphite, and mineral structure. Schiava (also known as Trollinger or Vernatsch in German-speaking Südtirol) brings the opposite: a light-bodied red that practically smells like cotton candy and tastes like bright, fresh red berries. Together they complete each other — the depth and the levity, the serious and the playful, in one bottle.
Farming — Organically farmed. Jupiter sources exclusively from growers whose practices align with their founding commitment: wines made from organically farmed fruit, with nothing added and nothing taken away.
Winemaking — Both varieties harvested together and immediately sealed with dry ice for a full 13-day carbonic maceration — a technique that extracts vivid fruit character and color while keeping tannins gentle and fresh. After 13 days, the lids are popped and the fruit is foot-tread, allowing wild yeasts to take over for the final stages of fermentation. Secondary fermentation completed naturally with native bacteria. Rested for 10 months in neutral Acacia puncheons. Bottled without fining or filtration. Sulfur additions, if any, disclosed transparently per Jupiter's standing commitment.
The Producer — Jupiter Wine Company was born during a pandemic phone call. Michael Richardson, a 30-year hospitality veteran, got a call from winemaker Thomas DeBiase asking if he'd like to make wine, build affordable housing, and do something that actually meant something. Michael was there the next day. Thomas DeBiase left New Jersey for Sonoma County in 2006, worked across winemaking, restaurant programs, and hospitality, and found his footing at the celebrated Idlewild Wines in Mendocino before casting off corporate wine for good. Their manifesto is unambiguous: the wine industry is built on the labor of immigrant farmworkers paid below living wages and denied basic working conditions. Jupiter's response is direct — 100% of net profits go to affordable housing solutions for the Latinx agricultural and hospitality workers who make wine country possible. Buying this bottle is a small act with a meaningful consequence. And it happens to be one of the most singular red wines being made in California right now.
Drink It With — Braised short ribs, slow-roasted lamb, creamy polenta, aged cow's milk cheese, or any table that deserves a wine brave enough to be completely its own thing.