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Chasing Ether White 2025

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A Chenin-based California white with a secret weapon in the blend: hundred-year-old Palomino vines that Jon Berlin bought from grower Allen Luchesi. Palomino is better known as the Sherry grape and rarely gets much attention on its own. Berlin admits it's usually quite neutral, but he says Luchesi's vineyard in Oakley, in Contra Costa County, gives it more texture than you'd expect and a salty edge. Luchesi has farmed that vineyard since 1990. (One barrel of that old Palomino went into the rosé instead.) After nearly two decades as winemaker at El Molino, Berlin now works only on Chasing Ether, blending fruit from vineyards across California to tell the story of the state as a whole. He wants wines that are affordable and "crushable" and made to be shared, and a blend of old-vine oddities like this is exactly the kind of bottle we love to find early.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc , Palomino , Riesling

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Natural

  • Style

    Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken with tarragon butter; fried calamari with lemon; shaved pecorino with Marcona almonds; grilled shrimp tacos with cabbage slaw; pork schnitzel with a squeeze of lemon.

Tasting Profile

Expect a dry, easy-drinking white built on Chenin Blanc: apple, pear and citrus, a floral lift from the Riesling, and from the old-vine Palomino, hints of candied orange rind, tarragon and a savoury, pecorino-like note. Typically medium-bodied and textured, with bright acidity and a salty edge leading to a clean, refreshing finish.