Kung Fu Girl
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 1–4 years from release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, Peking duck with hoisin sauce, Sichuan Dan Dan noodles.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced primarily from high-elevation sites across the Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA—characterized by caliche and fractured basalt soils—this pure varietal white captures the intense diurnal shifts of eastern Washington. Vinification occurs exclusively in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks using native yeasts to arrest fermentation cold, preserving naturally occurring residual sugar. The wine sees no malolactic conversion and zero oak contact, maintaining pristine natural tension, lifted aromatics, and focused minerality.
🍾 About the Producer
Charles Smith Wines traces its origins to 1999 when former rock-band manager Charles Smith relocated to Walla Walla, Washington, releasing his debut vintage under K Vintners in 2001 before launching his namesake line in 2006. Sourcing fruit across Washington State's Columbia Valley and Walla Walla AVAs, the portfolio harnesses diverse geological foundations—from alluvial silt and gravel to fractured basalt—under an arid, high-diurnal continental climate. Smith champions minimal-intervention, accessible vinification designed for immediate enjoyment and food affinity, eschewing bâtonnage on whites and relying on cold stainless-steel fermentation to preserve razor-sharp varietal typicity and natural acidity. The benchmark white expression, Kung Fu Girl Riesling, delivers electric minerality, pure stone fruit, and residual sugar counterbalanced by vibrant tension. While the brand umbrella transitioned into the broader House of Smith portfolio, the wines maintain an unwavering dedication to regional expression, striking monochromatic aesthetics, and honest, unpretentious winemaking.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 12.5%