Rodica, Sparkling Refosk, 2023 so102824 test but not aggressive—a perfect rye

but not aggressive—a perfect rye for classic cocktails (Manhattan

Denis Jamain's Domaine de Reuilly is the appellation's sole biodynamic producer

Robert Barbichon works this terroir in the grower tradition

thrives in Tierra de León's limestone soils where few modern winemakers venture

Rodica, Sparkling Refosk, 2023 so102824 test but not aggressive—a perfect ryeRefok (the Slovenian name for Refosco) is one of those grapes that, in the right hands, tastes like nowhere else deep purple, brisk acid, savory and inky in a way that only the Adriatic facing limestone of Istria can really pull off. The Rodica family farms 15 organic certified hectares high above the Gulf of Trieste in the village of Truke, near Marezige, where Marinko Rodica traded his career as a car mechanic for a life in the vines back in 1998.