Wines
Bottles can be purchased from us in person during open hours of The Referend Bier Blendery, by appointment, or by placing a shipment order with us at thereinwine@gmail.com.
There’d Be Others 2021
60% Cabernet Franc, 40% Chambourcin
Central Delaware Valley AVA
550’ elevation, 20-40% south-facing slope, cobbly loam over granite & gneiss, 20+ year old vines
Chambourcin hand-destemmed in oak crible for whole berry semi-carbonic maceration in stainless, Cab. Franc crushed and destemmed atop Chambourcin.
2 month average maceration, no temperature control.
Free run only (no press).
Raised in 500L neutral French oak puncheons in bankbarn cellar without temperature control.
One puncheon reserved for bottling after two winters, April 2023.
Nothing added nor removed. 13.2% alc/vol
$33
The Pressing Needs of Others 2022
56% Cabernet Franc, 44% Chambourcin
Central Delaware Valley AVA
550’ elevation, 20-40% south-facing slope, cobbly loam over granite & gneiss, 20+ year old vines
Chambourcin hand-destemmed for whole berry semi-carbonic maceration in stainless, Cab. Franc crushed and destemmed atop Chambourcin
6 month average maceration, no temperature control
Raised in 500L neutral French oak puncheons in bankbarn cellar without temperature control for an additional eighteen months
Nothing added nor removed. 13.8% alc/vol
$33
Their Grey Roses 2022
100% Chambourcin
Central Delaware Valley AVA
550’ elevation, 20-40% south-facing slope, cobbly loam over granite & gneiss, 20+ year old vines
Whole cluster direct pressed in basket press as quickly and gently as possible to try to coax something pale out of the teinturier deepness of Chambourcin, fermented in stainless and racked the following spring.
Nothing added nor removed.
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“ño” 2023
100% Albariño
Lehigh Valley AVA
625’ elevation, stony loam over shale, hand-harvested
Whole clusters trod and left for a six day pellicular maceration before a slow press in our basket press. Spontaneously fermented in stainless before racking to neutral oak barrels in our bankbarn cellar without temperature control for over a year
Nothing added nor removed. 12.2% alc/vol
$29
Nothing Is Our Very Own 2023
100% Viognier
Lehigh Valley AVA
625’ elevation, stony loam over shale, 9-year old vines, hand-harvested
Whole clusters trod and pressed slowly in our basket press. Spontaneously fermented in stainless before racking to neutral French oak barrels in our bankbarn cellar without temperature control.
Nothing added nor removed.
$27
Cold Feet, Cold Hands 2025
100% Cabernet Franc
Lehigh Valley AVA
625’ elevation, stony loam over shale, hand-harvested
Whole clusters trod and pressed slowly in our basket press. Spontaneously fermented in stainless before bottling under crown cap to finish its spontaneous fermentation. Disgorged in the spring, leaving a small fraction of fine lees.
Nothing added nor removed. 13.9% alc/vol
$29