The Patron Saint Edit

A weekly offer on bottles we can’t stop thinking about. This week, Tada Winery's Orange Chardonnay.

Tada Winery’s Orange Chardonnay is a prism with which to see the history and terroir of Hokkaido, a northern Japanese island. The grapes macerate on their skins for 20 days, providing the wine its deep tangerine hue, and the resulting juice is aged in French oak (also providing texture and color) and stainless steel for nine months. This wine is reminiscent of autumn tea—ginger, dried apricot, dehydrated apple, and sandalwood. Like receiving a precious bit of fruit or excavating a glittering stone from the earth’s depths, it feels like a gift to experience something from halfway around the world that could exist and grow only there. Take 15% off a bottle or 20% off three or more.