Green & Red (named for its red iron soils veined with green serpentine) is a classic producer on the east side of Napa Valley

watermelon salad or light veggie dishes work great too

The ‘Picasses’ spends two to three years in oak

bloomy-rind

Villa Matilde Rocca dei Leoni Falanghina, 2021 Sonoma County Green & Red (named forFrosted pear, sugared lemon, lemongrass, white + yellow flowers with hints of spearmint. On palate, soft melon, white peach, mandarin with a gentle cirtus + mineral finish. Villa Matilde was started in the 1960s, as a passion project for Francesco Paolo Avallone, who sought to revive the wines of ancient Roman times. The area in Compania, between Rome and Naples, was once called Farerno and served as the point for the Roman emperors to stock up on