Meza Wine Club: September 2026
Natural White White
Wine 1: Christina Gruner Veltliner
“Fascinated by this diversity and impressed by organically produced wines from small producers all over the world, I decided to focus on finding the typical style of our wine-growing region Carnuntum when I joined my parents back home at the winery in 2007. Increasingly concerned about soil conditions, micro-climates, and nature in the vineyards, my husband and I decided to gradually turn our vineyards organic in 2013. (The fact of raising our two little daughters had a strong influence as well, as you can imagine.) In 2018, we asked for official organic certification, and the 2021 vintage was our first officially certified one.”
“Over the years, I’ve also been experimenting with different low-intervention methods in the cellar. I fell in love with them and the living wines they yield, and I ended up adding my own range of natural wines to the more classical ones ‘inherited’ from my father.” - winemaker, Christina Cellars
This vineyard is one of the cooler places in our region (in Austria) which benefit from the chilled winds of the nearby River Danube, especially during hot summers. This factor allows for the intensive aromatic and fizzy acidity in the grapes to be preserved. Specifically, the red gravel (iron) brings minerality and the typical “pepper” to our Grüner Veltliner.”
Soil: red gravel and loess. Estate-owned and farmed by Christina’s family, certified organic.
Varieties: Gruner Veltliner
Wine 2: Frederic Brouca Pentus White
Roussanne & Grenache Blanc, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Perfectly plush and tantatalizingly textural, this medium-bodied white from self-taught winemaker Frédéric Brouca is sure to please! Farmed just outside of Faugères in southern France, we’re bearing witness to a legendary link-up of two aromatic grapes, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc, intertwined & holding hands like otters in a river. Fermented and aged in mostly in tank with a small portion in barrel, luscious, ripe fruit is the forefront alongside whimsical springtime florals and enchanting honeyed aromatics. Quince jelly on brie, waxy lemon, white peach & the thick, potent air after a springtime rain shower. Pair with marathons of Beat Bobby Flay and grilled cheeses with at least $8 of Jarlsberg.