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The only production requirement is that it be a blend of red and white varieties, otherwise the winemaker is free to interpret. Ryšák are wildly inconsistent in composition and vinification; some are more white grapes, some more red, free run, whole cluster, macerated or not, some fresh, some aged, varietal bottlings, field blends, single vineyard, co-ferments,  nv cuvees, anything goes. What is shared among Ryšák is their common function. Ryšák should reddish, convivial; serviceable as an aperitif or the main course. Temperature flexible. To be drunk year round. Fruity, savory and modest in alcohol. If you are like us, the sort of wine you can never have too much of. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural exchange is the essence of Black Lamb, more than alcohol, culture is what we deal in. This makes the ‘laundromat shakedown’ style tariffs an especially hot pile of shit; and then there is how they spend our extorted monies. We can take some small relief in that history is on the side of wine. Nations are young, wine culture is old. Any border where there is viticultural history establishes that the culture of wine came before the border. The adaptive abilities of those who tend the vine are the source of wine’s persistence. So, we too can adapt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are grateful to be working with Dan and Kim on this project. We hope to continue as long as we can serve as an outlet to such high quality underutilized fruit. Perhaps in time the circumstances we are collectively suffering under will change and we will be a more diverse enterprise for it. 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