For Slow Food enthusiasts, this was the year. CSAs sold out, canning became mainstream, and everyone and their mother was trying to figure out how to bake a loaf of bread. So, it was not by coincidence that after nine months of hiding from COVID on a very large couch in a very small apartment, we happened upon a homestead.

Hi, honey! Normally a casual greeting to one’s significant other, in this case it’s also a perfectly fitting introduction for a spectacular dessert wine.