Buona Notte Wines

United States

Mar 11

Cassidy Miller

After years of fostering a love for natural wine in the Bay Area, Cassidy Miller committed to the industry in 2020 and signed on to be a harvest intern for Vinca Minor. It was a destructive fire season in California and the winery was experimenting with apples to work around the intensely smoke tainted harvest. This inspired the creation of Buddy/Buddy, a project focusing on co-ferments of grapes, apples, and pears. Cassidy sources organic or biodynamically farmed fruit mostly from the Mendocino area. The project is spontaneously fermented, unfined, unfiltered, and uses minimal to no sulfur. While the first vintage was a collaboration with Vinca Minor, Buddy/Buddy continues to grow as an independent label. Cassidy still works out of the Vinca Minor space in Berkley.

CUVÉES

Colli Pinole

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Syrah
**Vineyard Size:** 12 hectares
**Soil:** loam
**Average Age of Vines:** 21 years
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** whole clusters, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 6 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Cento Per Cento

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Sangiovese
**Vineyard Size:** 8.09 hectares
**Soil:** loam
**Average Age of Vines:** 17 years
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** 75% whole cluster, direct press, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 6 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Santa Lucia

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Pinot Noir
**Vineyard Size:** 12.14 hectares
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 6 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Chiassoso

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Pinot Grigio
**Vineyard Size:** 6.07 hectares
**Farming:** organic, transitioning to biodynamic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** whole cluster, 6-8 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 6 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Panna Cotta

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Chardonnay
**Vineyard Size:** 12.14 hectares
**Soil:** loam
**Average Age of Vines:** 20 years
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** destemmed, 2 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 6 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Rosalba

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Pinot Grigio
**Vineyard Size:** 6 hectares
**Soil:** loam
**Average Age of Vines:** 23 years
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts, skin maceration
**Aging:** 6 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Andiamo

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Merlot
**Vineyard Size:** 12.14 hectares
**Soil:**
**Average Age of Vines:**
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** 25% whole cluster, direct press, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 7 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Brutto Nobile

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Syrah, Roussanne
**Vineyard Size:** 4.85 hectares
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 13 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Tramonto

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Pinot Grigio, Turmeric, Ginger, Orange Peel, Honey
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:**
**Aging:**
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none

Rosa

**Region:** Columbia Gorge
**Grape:** Dolcetto, Sangiovese
**Vineyard Size:** 2.02 hectares
**Farming:** organic
**Harvest:** by hand
**Winemaking:** direct press of Dolcetto, 4 day maceration of Dolcetto, *saignée* Sangiovese from “Cento Per Cento”, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
**Aging:** 6 months in neutral oak
**Fining:** none
**Filtration:** none
**Added S02:** 20 mg/L

Sara Ali

Buona Notte Wines

CUVÉES

Colli Pinole

Cento Per Cento

Santa Lucia

Chiassoso

Panna Cotta

Rosalba

Andiamo

Brutto Nobile

Tramonto

Rosa

Buddy/Buddy

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