Pinot Meunier, Adelaide Hills, Australia

Unexpected, serendipitous, even groundbreaking! The Mark of Cain leaves an indelible impression wherever it’s drunk, a high octane rare red for rockstars and regular folks alike. Farmed from one of the oldest Pinot Meunier vineyards in Australia, this rare cuvée from punk rock winery Ochota Barrels is made from a chimeric mutation of Pinot Noir – crunchy, electric and done up in pretty pink florals for spring. Part-destemmed and partially left whole cluster, Cain was direct pressed to French barriques before being bottled without fining or filtration. And like any weird & wild light reds, it leaves nothing to the imagination – strawberry lemonade slushie from the gas station, tart rhubarb, blood orange popsicle, watermelon and its rind, white strawberries, Zamalek hibiscus soda, fennel seed & saline depth with bright, starry-eyed acid. Pair with drunk stick-and-pokes, stealing flowers from rich people & stage diving straight into bed.