Alluvium is a spontaneously-fermented, unfiltered and unfined rosé composed primarily of our Petite Pearl and Marquette grapes.

Alluvium

Tasting Notes | Raspberry, Dragonfruit, Lemon Peel | ABV 13.7%
Varieties | 51% Petit Pearl, 33% Marquette, 11% St. Croix, 5% L’Acadie Blanc

Red and white grapes direct pressed and cofermented; spontaneous malolactic fermentation completed, 5 months age in stainless steel prior to bottling.

After direct pressing, they were co-fermented in stainless steel. The lees were stirred once, and the wine completed spontaneous malolactic fermentation. We allowed the wine to rest in tank for 5 months before bottling, allowing time for sediment to naturally settle and the wine to clarify.

The 2022 Vintage:
On the nose, Alluvium 2022 has intense notes of crushed raspberries, dragonfruit, and lemon peel. Refreshing flavors of sun-warmed raspberry, cherry pit and red apple linger on the palate alongside a complex stony minerality.

Vineyards: McCabe’s Brook & Mt Philo

Locations: Shelburne & Charlotte, VT

Vines at our McCabe’s Brook and Mt. Philo sites are trained to a hi-wire system on 10’x8’ and 9’x6’ spacing. The Marquette at McCabe’s was planted in 2008, and in 2010 at Mt. Philo; the Petite Pearl at Mt .Philo was planted in 2010 and 2012. Both sites have a slightly western aspect and north-south row orientation which allow for maximum sunlight and exposure to prevailing winds. 


Soils are deep, well drained, sandy/stony loams formed in both glacial till derived from limestone, calcareous shale, schist, and quartzite and on sandy deltas, beaches and terraces that are underlain by medium-textured lacustrine deposits. Alluvium is spontaneously fermented, unfined, and unfiltered.

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Growing Alluvium

Unfined and Unfiltered Rosé

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Gluten - Free

Cruelty Free

Responsibly Farmed

Vegan

Made with Handpicked Vermont Grapes

Crafted with minimal intervention using sustainable vineyard management practices

IAPETUS Wines

Our team farms over 15 acres of cold hardy grape vines on three vineyard sites in northern Vermont to make natural wine. Named after the ancient ocean that once covered the present day Champlain Valley, where the roots of our grapes now nestle, IAPETUS creates wine that is inexorably tied to the Vermont soil and landscape.

Using the deep historical context of the soil in which our grapes grow as a backbone, IAPETUS makes natural, minimal intervention wines. We trust our grapes to lead us to something wonderful.

  • We primarily grow cold-hardy hybrid grape varieties that are best suited to our climate and have natural disease resistance

  • No spraying of unnecessary chemicals

  • All grapes are hand harvested, and we minimize the use of machinery in the vineyard to reduce soil compaction

  • Minimal intervention in the growing process

  • Our vineyards are never irrigated or tilled

  • Native grasses and wildflowers are allowed to flourish under the vines, naturally improving soil health

  • We work with sheep in the vineyard several times per year - they mow the grass and provide natural fertilizer

We don’t use sulfur or chemicals to “correct” things in the wine making process, our wines are unfiltered and unfined.