COUNTRY :
United States
REGION :
Wisconsin
PRODUCTION :
Erin Rasmussen
American Wine Project was born from Erin Rasmussen ‘s willingness to give a greater place to American grapes in the wine industry.
She first got into the wine making world when she interned in a winery in Napa Valley. After working in Californian wine industry and studying viticulture in New Zealand, Erin decided to come back to her home state of Wisconsin and founded American Wine Project. She works with local grape growers with the goal to shed light on the lesser known local varieties, such as La Crosse, St. Pepin or Marquette.
“Ancestral”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: Brianna
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: cool temperature fermentation, undisgorged
Aging: in stainless steel and in bottle
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Rivals”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: La Crosse
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: barrel fermentation
Aging: 18 months on lees
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 30 mg/l
“Summer land”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: Brianna
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: skin-contact fermentation, malolactic fermentation
Aging: in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low
“Antipodes”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: Frontenac Gris
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: ramato style whole cluster fermentation
Aging: in bottle
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02:low
“Modern Optimism”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: St. Pepin
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster fermentation
Aging: in bottle
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low
“Social Creature”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: Sabrevois, St. Pepin
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster fermentation St. Pepin and direct pressed Sabrevois,
Aging: in bottle
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low
“Water + Sky”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: Frontenac
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster fermentation
Aging: 12 months on lees in neutral barrels
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low
“Sympathetic Magic”
Region: Wisconsin
Grape: Marquette
Vineyard Size:
Soil: sand, silt
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: conventional
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster fermentation
Aging: 12 months on lees in neutral barrels
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low