Martha Stoumen "Post Flirtation" White 2023

This refreshing blend (40% Roussanne, 28% Marsanne, 24% Muscat blanc, 9% Colombard) tastes like straight up lemonade served with a hint of citrahops. Lively aromas of ocean air mingle with a touch of lime zest for a libation that’s begging for sunshine and seaside vacations. Think Mediterranean meets Pacific Ocean.

The Muscat blanc and Roussanne were harvested three days prior to Marsanne. Each lot tumbled in the press to get just a hint of skin contact before pressing, then co-fermented in stainless steel and aged on fine lees for six months. Colombard pressed immediately, fermented separately in stainless steel, and aged in neutral vessels before blending with Roussanne, Marsanne, and Muscat blanc. Unfined. Unfiltered. Sediment expected.

These grapes are the first to come into the cellar every year and the resulting wine is brimming with joy and light-hearted play. Reach for Post Flirtation White when you’re celebrating new beginnings or need a friendly reminder to bring a little ease into your day. 

This wine gets along with anything that loves a squirt of lemon on top—grilled fish, aguachile, and Tajin-spiced fruit. Transport yourself to a body of water with simple, seaside flavors.

Few people have been more impactful on the modern natural wine movement in America than Martha Stoumen, a first generation winemaker who blazed a trail for natural wine in California in the early 2000s. After graduating from UCLA, she spent eight years apprenticing around the world, including a formative experience at COS in Sicily (hence her love for Nero D’Avola), all while wrapping up a masters degree at UC Davis. In 2014 she joined the team at Broc Cellars as assistant winemaker by day and launched Martha Stoumen Wines by night. She now has 23 harvests under her belt across six countries. The last decade has turned Martha from a pioneer to legend in the California wine scene and a mentor to many (See Rosalind Reynolds of Emme Wines).

Why the name? Early in Martha and her husband's courtship she invited him to join her at the winery, and when labeling tanks he misspelled "Post Filtration" as "Post Flirtation." The name stuck.