{"title":"COLLABORATIONS","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are all the wines that we played a part in. No tank farm trash. Sometimes it is a wine lost to the depths of a partners cellar sometimes, a blend we conceive of together, a wine from a vineyard destined to be grafted to something not better but more \"fashionable\", sometimes they are anomalous one off projects built around something that we want to take a chance on. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beka-stetsoni-grape-ale-700ml","title":"BLACK LAMB: BEKA STETSONI GRAPE ALE (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe industrialization of beer is so complete that almost nothing exists that wasn't produced from bags of ingredients. Black Lamb grape ale is a preindustrial beer made with raw ingredients from start to finish, the grain came from Beka Gotsadze's biodynamic farmed fields adjacent to his vineyards, the hops that grow along the river banks. The beer was fermented with the yeast from the wine making and bottle conditioned with grape juice. It is a nourishing beer that drinks like a light trappist ale. Archivable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"black lamb wine","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":47294063771835,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/products\/beertree_948332bd-9da3-472d-9e27-50340d2e76ac.jpg?v=1675310853"},{"product_id":"ghost-rider-2009-tocai-friulano-rebula-malvazija","title":"BLACK LAMB + KABAJ: GHOST RIDER","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGHOST RIDER - 2008 (Tocai Friulano, Rebula, Malvazija)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe local white grapes of Goriška Brda have grown across the hills interplanted with the many other fruits that thrive in the region's ideal conditions for centuries or more. We know the wines were favored but we don't know much about what they tasted like. There are stories, and old memories, but to understand what these wines were like it is best to try and replicate them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis strange and wonderful libation is a collaboration between \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/admin.shopify.com\/store\/blacklambwine\/collections\/318098374843\"\u003eKABAJ\u003c\/a\u003e and Black Lamb to rediscover the historical fashion of Goriška Brda wines. Most prominent among the local varieties are the white Tokaj (Sauvignonasse, Green Sauvignon, Friulano), Rebula and the slightly less local Malvazija. The wines would have been vinified in old barrels sometimes only partially filled. They likely harvested grapes late in the season and as ripe as possible. Maceration of white grapes has historically been practiced, this gives the wines a certain degree of resistance to negative effects of oxidation. Ghost Rider 2008 was macerated with the skins 1 year in Georgian qvevri. 2 years in used French oak.  Bottled in 2012. No sulfur. Honey, umami, earth, esoteric. It is a rarity and a memorable experience. Try with oysters, lamb or dandelions. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"black lamb wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337338646715,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/files\/ScreenShot2023-11-28at6.15.41PM.png?v=1701224237"},{"product_id":"eazy-2020-refosk","title":"BLACK LAMB + ZARO: EAZY Refošk","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEAZY - 2021 Refošk\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEazy from Izola! Refošk squashed, fermented naturally, aged for 1 year in steel, and bottled. Low extract and lip smackingly fresh, with just a kiss of sea breeze. From young vines ecologically cultivated right on the Adriatic sea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"black lamb wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337338777787,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/files\/eazy_refosk_front.jpg?v=1771546824"},{"product_id":"the-rider-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-cabernet-franc","title":"BLACK LAMB: THE RIDER","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE RIDER (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rider...When life seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? These are wines that come from the vineyards and cellar of Kabaj. Outside of the standard production. Experimental or unintended. Resonant with us, and we trust you. Dense, perfumed, suave, a Grand Cru unknown. Highest elevation red grapes planted in Brda. Soils of Marl and Flysch. Barrel cuvee of 2011 and 2012 vintage, 9 years in french barrique Bottled 2020\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"black lamb wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337338908859,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/files\/ScreenShot2023-11-28at6.19.11PM.png?v=1701224404"},{"product_id":"brisko-zlato","title":"Briško Zlato","description":"\u003cp\u003eDRY AMBER WINE WINE MAKER: Jean Michel Morel (KABAJ)  VINTAGE: 2011 LOCATION: Goriška Brda VINEYARD (HA): KABAJ plots (3 locations) ASPECT: mixed aspects ALTITUDE: 150-250m SOIL COMPOSITION: marl, Flysch PREVAILING CLIMATE: mixed Mediterranean and Alpine FARMING: practicing organic GRAPE COMPOSITION: Pinot Blanc HARVEST: Early October MACERATION: destemmed fruit, 3 months  FERMENTATION: Spontaneous, in qvevri AGING: vinification in qvevri, 2+ year in used French Oak FINING \u0026amp; FILTRATION: none BOTTLED: Spring of 2013 BOTTLES PRODUCED: 6,000 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy sister Holley has lived in Goriška Brda, Slovenia for the past 6 years. She is married to Primoz Benža the chef at KABAJ and is the photographer behind the Briško Zlato, 'Golden Hills' label. This is a special bottling from the KABAJ cellar that was only made once.  The consistancy of the KABAJ wines is a result of selection and experiment. Every year there are experiments that don’t end up being bottled under the regular KABAJ labels. Sometimes these experiments are very much to our taste. Especially those long macerated aged examples. Like Briško Zlato.  The importance of Brda wine, (wine from Goriška Brda) has historically been attributed to the longevity of the wines, especially white. It is impossible to know what exactly people were drinking in the past but considering that this wine is grapes alone, aged in qvevri then wood without the addition of sulfur, and is 15 years, Briško Zlato may be similar to the oxidative wines they celebrated.  Brilliant gold in the glass, it has a perfume of cultured butter, baking spice and hot slate. It is unctuous and concentrated but not alcoholic or sweet. It is a wine that deserves to be cooked to and focused on as it will show many facets quickly due to its elegance and age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Lamb Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451529281723,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0227\/9867\/files\/BRISKO-ZLATO-PRINT-DRAFT.jpg?v=1770931332"}],"url":"https:\/\/blacklambwine.com\/collections\/collaborations.oembed","provider":"Black Lamb Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}