The Color: Pale, clear, and just barely green around the edges—like a mountain stream that’s still snowmelt cold. It looks refreshing before you even take a sip. The Nose: Bright lime and grapefruit leap from the glass, followed by that clean river-rock minerality that smells like you just stepped into a cold creek somewhere in the Cascades. There’s a breezy citrusy snap that basically says, “Yep…this one’s for summer.” The Palate: Crisp, zippy, and wildly refreshing. Limeade, grapefruit, and gooseberry bounce around with mouthwatering acidity that keeps everything lively. This is the kind of wine you open after mowing the lawn, finishing yard work, or floating down a river on an inner tube. Of course, if you’re choosing between yard work and river floating…Old Rickey strongly recommends the river. And probably a second glass.
