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Raphael Monnier's wines are nearly impossible to find outside a few limited channels in the US

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windy conditions on Santorini but all of those things are infused with a palpable intensity due to the vitality required to survive in the rugged ash

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Vino di Anna 'Palmento Bianco' Sicilia 2023 Style:White Raphael Monnier's wines are nearlyThe wines of Mount Etna have really been speaking to me over the past year. There are so many interesting wines that all capture the unique volcanic energy there in their own way. I especially like the wines of Anna Martens and Eric Narioo and the way they combine freshness and playful rusticity with the darker tones of the volcanos influence. Anna, an Aussie, and Eric, a Frenchie, started making wine on Etna in 2008. Everything is worked by hand,