Slow-roasted pork carnitas tacos with a hint of spice and lime, BBQ ribs, smoked brisket, or a backyard burger with caramelized onions.

This red is rustic in the best way, bursting with wild cherry, dried fig, cracked pepper, and a bit of that Adriatic sea breeze. There’s a soft grip from the tannins, like a sandy hug after a day on the beach, and a whisper of smoke and dried herbs that keeps things cozy and deep.

It’s a wine that feels like listening to Fleetwood Mac on vinyl while watching the sun go down with your favorite people. Unfiltered, untamed, and totally unforgettable.

Varietal:

Plavac Mali

Vintage:

• 2023

ABV:

• 12.2%

Funky Scale:

Middle of the Road

Region: Dalmatia, Croatia

Tucked along the rugged, sun-drenched coast of Dalmatia, the Vukušić family doesn’t just make wine — they bottle joy, tradition, and a whole lotta heart. This is a tiny, passionate operation where every grape is picked by hand, every bottle tells a story, and everything is done with a kind of soulful ease that only comes from generations of doing things the right way — not the fast way.

Their vibe? Think: your cool uncle who surfs in the morning, grills at sunset, and always has a great record playing in the background. That’s BonBon. It’s a love letter to Plavac Mali — Croatia’s sun-kissed, wild-hearted native grape — and a toast to life’s simple, beautiful moments.

The Vukušićs aren’t trying to impress you. They’re just genuinely stoked you’re here, sipping something they poured their

Hot chicken sliders, grilled peach, burrata, elote, miso eggplant, paneer tikka, creamy cheeses, preserved lemon couscous.

Apricot, orange peel, iced tea, and a salty breeze lead to peach iced tea with grapefruit and sea salt—dry, grippy, and a little funky. Juicy and savory.

Varietal:

Catarratto

Vintage:

• 2024

ABV:

• 12.5%

Funky Scale:

Mostly Funky

Region: Sicily, Italy

FUSO – Real Wine, Real People, Really Good Juice
Inspired by what folks in Europe still do every year (yep, it’s a thing): they roll up to their favorite small winery with a giant glass demijohn, fill it up with that year’s freshest local juice, and take it home to bottle and enjoy with friends and family. It’s casual. It’s community. It’s wine the way it should be.

Why FUSO wines hit different:
- Grown on real farms, not factory tanks.
- Organic (certified or in conversion)—because good wine starts with healthy soil.
- Native yeast fermentations for that wild, real-deal flavor.
- Unfiltered or barely filtered (cloudy wine = happy wine).
- Low sulfites, max deliciousness.
- Always in that sweet spot: 12%–13.5% ABV, so you can sip, savor, and keep the good times rolling.

Goat cheese, pickled radishes, lemon-herb risotto, or grilled salmon with a miso glaze

Fresh and round with notes of lemon, grapefruit, a touch of tropical fruit, wildflowers, freshly cut grass, and a bit of cream. Medium-bodied and a bright acidity

Varietal:

Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc

Vintage:

• 2022

ABV:

• 12%

Funky Scale:

Mostly Classic

Region: Auvergne, France

After a lifetime of experiences, Patrick Bouju settled in the Auvergne, releasing his first commercial vintage in 2002 and leaving his engineering job in 2008 to pursue winemaking full time.

Patrick's journey with wine began while he was a chemistry student in Clermont-Ferrand, where he discovered his aversion to classical wine due to his body's intolerance to sulfur. Inspired by low-intervention winemakers he met while in the military in Chalon-sur-Saône in 1994 and 1995, Patrick went on to study viticulture in Beaune.

After completing his studies, Patrick moved to the village of Glaine-Montaigut in the Auvergne, where he gradually started cultivating a small number of vines.