9 Is Enough is part of a collection of elegant and light in character wines with only 9% ABV.
9 Is Enough Orange is made from 100% Falanghina. Grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation in open vats with 8 days skin contact completely unfiltered and as natural as they come. A wine that oozes aromas of Orange Fanta and Vanilla while on the palate, it's a more exotic affair, with pineapple, mango, and some orange peel notes.
Valentina Passalacqua is a trailblazing young natural winemaker in Puglia, a region not exactly known for biodynamic, no sulfur wines. She took over her family’s land (used only for cattle grazing since 1900), located inside Gargano National Park, to create a diverse farm that includes indigenous grape varietals. Her family considered the land too difficult, too poor, for crops, not realizing that they were actually sitting on a precious marble mine – or soil that happens to be amazing for vines. The rocky, mineral-rich soil does not retain water (also great for vines), and proximity to the sea means cooling breezes and ventilation (another plus).
Valentina’s wines are pure, elegant, never soupy as you sometimes see in wines from Puglia (it’s hot there). Because, she is careful about canopy management (to ensure grapes don’t get cooked) and picks early to retain freshness and acidity.