Wild Arc Farms, Traminette "Luca" Finger Lakes, New York 2023

A week of skin contact brings out the floral and lychee notes. The Luca Traminette also features lovely notes of white flowers and citrus peel.

Grapes are hand-harvested and whole cluster macerated for two weeks before being pressed directly into old French oak puncheons, where the wine sits undisturbed for 11 months until bottling.

Todd Cavallo and Crystal Cornish are lifetime New Yorkers, having been born in central New York and spending most of their adult lives in Brooklyn. After finding the farmhouse of their dreams on a former perennial nursery in the upstate New York town of Pine Bush, they gradually shifted to a full-time farming mode.

The cool, wet climate of the area calls for resistant hybrid grapes like Traminette or Marquette and yields wines with distinct acidity. The word "Farm" plays a proud and important role in the winery’s name — they pursue a holistic regenerative approach, growing their own vegetables and fruits.