Finally! They’re here! Ruth Lewandowski’s pure and precise zero zero wines are some of our favourite natural wines ever ever ever. We’ve been working to get these wines to Ontario for almost 5 years and it’s a dream come true that they’re finally here in tiny volumes. This zero zero electric rosé is a GWI exclusive aka this is the only place to get it in Ontario. :)

Ruth Lewandowski, ‘Cuvée Zero-Zero Rosé’, Tinta Roriz & Souzao & Touriga Nacional, Fox Hill, CA

Rosé wines can sometimes be misperceived as throwaways, less serious and/or complex than their red, white & orange counterparts, but don’t mistake the purity & focus of a great rosé for being overly simplistic or lacking in depth. Well-executed minimalism is a thousand times harder to nail than glamour or opulence, & we can’t think of a rosé that better expresses this concept than Evan Lewandowski’s. Vinified from a blend of three Portuguese red grapes grown in fellow Grapewitch Import Forlorn Hope’s Rorick Heritage Vineyard (Keepin it in the fam! We love to see it!), Tinta Roriz (AKA Tempranillo) grapes are whole cluster bladder-pressed (Wait what? Lol chill a bladder press is a cylindrical press that softly & gently presses grapes to maintain freshness & varietal character), whereas Souzao & Touriga Nacional are foot-trodden (the old-fashioned way! So romantic) prior to pressing. 2 hours of maceration on skins, 5 months of lees contact, no fining, no filtration, no sulphur. There is an uncanny directness to this wine, breathtakingly simple like how a haiku is simple— it’s a Zen rock garden, the platonic ideal of a white t-shirt, a structurally perfect red strawberry. Strawberry is the name of the game here: this rosé is like the purest essence of a strawberry distilled into a wine, more strawberry than a strawberry itself. Naturally thick Touriga skins give it a touch of cat’s tongue tannin & a delicate white tea-like texture. Medium-bodied, with an earthy mineral subplot from sandstone soils. Squeeze of blood orange, sniffing a pale pink rose. No need to overthink this one— it’s perfect fodder for a sunny Sunday, picnic in the park vibes, ideally glugged all in one go.