La Garagista- led by Deirdre Heekin is ushering in a new era for hybrid varieties in the US. Their farm/winery up in Vermont is paving the way for today’s winegrowers to embrace these once shunned varieties because they are climate-hardy and in the right hands make beautiful wines. ‘Dark Sky’ is 100% Marquette a bright purple-fruited lighter red similar to a gamay with just a tiny bit of a spritz.