Sfera "Vino Bianco" Single Can, Puglia, Italy NV

FROM PORTOVINO:

THE WINE: 100% Ribolla Gialla. Ribolla Gialla is the local grape and the land here has plenty of limestone and mountain’s sediments. Ocean breeze and minerality are combined with a gentle creamy texture.

THE PRODUCER: Sfera’s at once terroir-driven, but also an interesting take on liters, and bottling wine in general. As Sfera says on their quirky site: Cosmic Verve in a Grounded Italian Liter…From the Alps to the Mediterranean. Sfera collaborates with multiple small certified-organic farmers to bottle liters in limited runs, and are keen to give the producer credit by clearly putting the winery’s name and providence on the back label.

This all means that the producers change, but front labels don’t. Another constant is that the wines are naturally made, and fall into certain guidelines that are lab tested before and after bottling. It’s a win-win, small certified organic producers get to do a fun liter project, and Sfera drinkers get to explore Italy.