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Putting Down Roots Wine Pairing: Donkey & Goat Roussanne

I was very excited to learn about this wine - Donkey & Goat 's 2013 Roussanne, Stone Crusher - from Martin at ENOFLYZ Wine Blog . Thanks for the great tip! First, Donkey & Goat is based in Berkeley; though I haven't lived there in almost 20 years, it still has a warm spot in my heart. Second, there's Jared and Tracey's manifesto: read it here . These are two winemakers I'd really love to meet. Maybe someday. I actually ordered their Thanksgiving 6-pack, so I have five more Donkey & Goat wines to try. I'll definitely be uncorking one soon. I poured this with the first course of our Thanksgiving feast that included a White Velvet Soup and a Duet of Salads . Now about the wine. They have been making this orange wine for about 5 years, when they realized that the skins helped  their natural fermentation finish. Yes, I did write "orange wine." It's not white, or even pink. It's not red. It's really orange. See. ...