Organic Wines Uncorked: Screaming Good Deal: Hawk and Horse 2013 Cab on Sale for $20 at K&L

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Screaming Good Deal: Hawk and Horse 2013 Cab on Sale for $20 at K&L

I don't ever post about screaming good deals but because this is a biodynamic vineyard in Lake County's Mayacamas whose wines I have written about for years, I cannot not tell you about this amazing sale via K&L.

The Hawk and Horse Vineyard is located in the prestigious Red Hills AVA in Lake County. Yes, Lake County, but a part of Lake County that is basically an extension of the Mayacamas Mountains in Napa County. (Nature doesn't know about county lines).

This is a beautiful wine MADE BY ONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY names in winemaking: Richard Peterson. He was the FIRST winemaker of Screaming Eagle, superseded only by his daughter Heidi Barrett, who made the most expensive wine ever sold in Napa (Screaming Eagle).

I do not know why the wine is on sale for $20, but it usually sells for $80.

I would recommend going now, buying now, and stocking up. Like the K&L site says, this won't last long. Here is the K&L link.

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We publish information about wines grown from certified organic or Biodynamic vineyards that are generally made with sulfites (which are usually added in small amounts to preserve the wine).

That includes these certification types:

ORGANIC WINE CERTIFICATIONS

• Made with Organic Grapes

Vineyards: certified organic

Vinification: less than 100 ppm of sulfites (i.e. a normal range)

Winery: certified organic facility

Labeling: front or back label

• Ingredients: Organic Grapes

Vineyards: certified organic

Vinification: up to 350 ppm of sulfites (same as for any non organic wine)

Labeling: back label only

BIODYNAMIC® CERTIFICATIONS

• Biodynamic Wine

Vineyards: certified biodynamic

Yeasts: native

Vinification: less than 100 ppm of sulfites; no additives of any kind

Winery: certified biodynamic facility

Labeling: front or back label; Demeter logo may appear

• Made with Biodynamic Grapes

Vineyards: certified biodynamic

Yeasts: native or organic

Vinification: less than 100 ppm of sulfites; limited number of additives permitted

Winery: certified biodynamic facility

Labeling: front or back

Note: unlike organically grown wines, for which there is a category called "Ingredients: Organic Grapes," wines sourced from biodynamic grapes may not make any biodynamic claim on the bottle label. Bottle labeling is reserved for Demeter certified wines only.

SULFITES IN CONTEXT

According to U.C. Davis, the average among all wines in the U.S. (as well as globally) is 80 ppm.

WHAT THE USDA CALLS ORGANIC WINES

Unlike any other nation, the U.S. oddly imposes a no sulfite restriction on wines in order for them to be called Organic Wine. These wines are also called NSA or NAS wines (which stands for "No Sulfites Added" or "No Added Sulfites.")

From the above description, one can see that there are in fact three types of organically grown wines:

1. Organic Wine (less than 15% of all organically grown wine)

2. Made with Organic Grapes

3. Ingredients: Organic Grapes

The vast majority of wines from organic grapes are labeled Made with Organic Grapes, Ingredients: Organic Grapes or are blended with nonorganic grapes and unlabeled.

Fine winemakers do not generally make wine without sulfites and a number of large wine retailers like BevMo do not sell wine in the category of "USDA Organic Wine."

With rare exceptions, this blog does not cover what the USDA calls "Organic Wine."

We are hopeful that the USDA will revise the categorization of organically grown wines and make NSA or NAS wines a category of their own.

This would put the U.S. in accord with the rest of the world, where "Organic Wine" means a wine from certified grapes made within limits on sulfites (generally under 100-150 ppm).

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Screaming Good Deal: Hawk and Horse 2013 Cab on Sale for $20 at K&L

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