Breaking Bread "Marmalade" Sonoma County, California 2024

FROM BREAKING BREAD:

THE WINE: 70% Muscat Blanc, 15% Chardonnay, 15% Sauvignon Blanc. With this vintage of the orange wine, we wanted to bring in additional layers of complexity and to experiment with other varieties. We decided to add equal parts of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc to the dominant Muscat Blanc and once again took a delicate approach. The Chardonnay contributed more weight and complexity to the mouthfeel, while the Sauvignon Blanc brought in more acidity and higher notes. All grapes were destemmed into the fermenter bin with zero sulfur added and we let the native yeast build up a population, which took about five days. From there we allowed it to go another five days fermenting on skins, for a total of ten days on the skins, making for more balanced phenolics.

THE PRODUCER: Breaking Bread Winery began as a creative outlet for Erik Miller, the esteemed and experienced winemaker of Kokomo Winery. What started as an exploration of different winemaking techniques and new takes on old varietals has evolved into something even more straightforward – Breaking Bread is a lifestyle wine. We source from the best growers who farm sustainably and organically. We touch the wine as little as possible, but ensure it arrives in your glass clean and stable. We believe in using native yeast and little new oak. We believe in minimizing our environmental footprint by using lightweight glass and foregoing tin capsules. We believe in honoring ancient winemaking techniques, from skin-contact white wines to carbonic maceration to method ancestral sparkling wine.