{"title":"Living Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving Roots makes wine in two hemispheres: Seb and Colleen Hardy split each year between New York's Finger Lakes and South Australia's Adelaide Hills, so they get two harvests a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeb is a sixth-generation winemaker. His ancestor Thomas Hardy, who founded the Hardy's wine business, planted vines in South Australia in 1853. Colleen is from Rochester, New York. They met during the 2014 harvest at Hardy's in McLaren Vale and started Living Roots in 2016, opening an urban winery in Rochester in 2017. A cellar door at the family's K1 vineyard in the Adelaide Hills followed in 2021, then a winery on Shale Creek Vineyard above Keuka Lake in 2023, a property that belongs to Colleen's family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach side of the business plays to its region: whites and sparkling from the cool Finger Lakes, brighter reds from South Australia. Seb trained at the University of Adelaide and worked vintages in Australia, France, Italy, Austria and the US. He aims for minimal inputs and maximum quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur New York shelf shows the house sense of humor: bone-dry Riesling, a textured Pinot Gris, a pale dry rosé, and Red Rizza, which is Riesling juice fermented on Cabernet Franc skins.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"living-roots-bone-dry-riesling-2024-750ml","title":"Living Roots, Bone-Dry Riesling, 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving Roots is a genuine two-hemisphere story: Seb Hardy descends from six generations of Australian winemakers, his wife Colleen hails from Rochester, and together they chase two harvests a year between the Finger Lakes and South Australia. This is the Finger Lakes at its cool-climate best, a fully dry Riesling in a region where the grape often leans sweet. Bone-dry, lemony, and racy, it's the crisp, versatile white every table needs. An easy introduction to one of New York's most inventive young projects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Roots [LR]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110574215225,"sku":"NYC-LR-`LRBDR2024`-062526-2","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Living-Roots-Bone-Dry-Riesling-2024-White-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1783004046"},{"product_id":"living-roots-pinot-gris-2024-750ml","title":"Living Roots, Pinot Gris, 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot your average Pinot Gris. Living Roots, the Finger Lakes-meets-Australia project from Seb and Colleen Hardy, ferments this one wild in stainless and lets it sit on the lees for the better part of a year. That patience builds real texture and mouthfeel while the cool New York vintage keeps everything fresh, so you get richness and cut in the same glass. Pear, ginger spice, and a leesy, savory weight set it apart from the crowd. A textural, ambitious white from one of New York's most creative addresses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Roots [LR]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110575493177,"sku":"NYC-LR-`LRPG2024`-062526-3","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Living-Roots-Pinot-Gris-2024-White-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1783004048"},{"product_id":"living-roots-dry-rose-2025-750ml","title":"Living Roots, Dry Rose, 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rose with a passport. Living Roots splits its year between the Finger Lakes and South Australia, and this pale, dry pink comes from cool-climate New York Cabernet Franc given just a couple of hours on the skins. That short kiss of maceration draws out color and a whisper of fine tannin, so this drinks more like a serious, food-friendly Provence-style rose than a fruity poolside sipper. Fresh strawberry, high-toned acidity, and a cool-climate snap of spice. Rose you can actually think about, from one of New York's most inventive producers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Roots [LR]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110576771129,"sku":"NYC-LR-`LRDR2025`-062526-4","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Living-Roots-Dry-Rose-2025-Rose-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1783004049"},{"product_id":"living-roots-red-rizza-2022-750ml","title":"Living Roots, Red Rizza, 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's the wild card. \"Rizza\" is Aussie slang for Riesling, a nod to Seb Hardy's roots, and this genre-bending red is exactly that: Riesling juice fermented on Cabernet Franc skins left over from the rose press, then aged in used oak with no added sulfites. The Riesling keeps its citrus precision and racy acidity while the Cab Franc skins lend rose petal, cherry depth, and a light chalky grip. The result is a chillable, low-intervention red unlike anything else on the shelf. Serve it cold and let the questions begin. Adventure in a bottle from one of the Finger Lakes' most fearless projects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Roots [LR]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110579458105,"sku":"NYC-LR-`LRRR2022`-062526-5","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Living-Roots-Red-Rizza-2022-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1783004050"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/living-roots.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}