{"product_id":"thalassinos-the-cultist","title":"Thalassinos Microwinery 'The Cultist' 2022 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eGREECE : CRETE : HERAKLION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBIODYNAMIC : Vidiano\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFULL-BODIED, DRIED APRICOT, PEACH COMPOTE, CHAMOMILE, SEA SALT, NO OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThalassinos Microwinery is a fourth-generation family estate in Foinikia, outside Heraklion — a 250-year-old farm run by Isidoros Thalassinos and Virginia, who make wines in extremely small quantities using indigenous yeasts, zero additives, and no filtration. The Cultist is their most committed expression: 100% Vidiano, the main white grape of Crete, with roughly 100 days of skin contact in amphora and spontaneous fermentation, then 25 months of aging before bottling — no sulfur added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is an amber-tea orange wine with real tannin and a mineral backbone that keeps things honest. At 11.5% ABV there's nothing to hide behind — just the grape, the clay, and the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eGrilled octopus with lemon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe sea-salt thread and mild tannin cut right through the char\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eAged sheep's milk cheese\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebeeswax and dried apricot notes bridge cleanly to firm dairy fat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eSlow-braised lamb shoulder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe wine's chamomile and herbal lift echoes the Cretan spice rack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"River Horse Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62448081371295,"sku":"8158","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0232\/3203\/files\/IMG-0793.jpg?v=1763513479","url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/thalassinos-the-cultist","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}