Margins Guardian Vital 2024

Margins Guardian Vital 2024

The Assyrtiko and Pinot Noir were vinified separately and blended shortly before bottling. The Assyritko was whole cluster pressed to stainless steel tank for fermentation. Aged in 25% stainless steel and 75% neutral oak for 5.5 months. Native fermentation, no fining, no filtration, no other modifications or additions except 20 ppm of sulfur dioxide the week before bottling.

The Pinot Noir was 100% destemmed. Fermented on skins for three days. Aged in neutral oak for 5.5 months. Native fermentation, no fining, no filtration, no other modifications or additions except 20 ppm of sulfur dioxide the week before bottling.

The Guardian Vital label is a new open-source label project (a la Brutal) in collaboration with Líderes Campesinas to raise awareness of vineyard workers' safety and rights. In order to gain permission to use this label, a strict checklist of both organic farming and responsible vineyard labor practices must be satisfied.

Líderes Campesinas is an advocacy organization built “on the long legacy of women using organizing, outreach, and grassroots mobilization to improve the lives of farmworker communities.” They “organize to create healthier working conditions, safer environments, and engaged women leaders.” By drawing consumer attention to the inequities and lack of protections for vineyard workers, we
can ignite conversations and enact meaningful change, inspiring a new era of labor rights in the wine industry.