Evolucio Furmint is a delightful white wine gem from the Tokaj region of Hungary, renowned for its dessert wines. In this wine the same Furmint grape is used to produce a crisp, dry refreshing white perfect for spring and summer enjoyment. If you've never tasted a dry Furmint from Hungary, this is your chance to discover a great new wine! 

Evolucio is 100% Furmint, unoaked. Aromatic and richly flavorful, this crisp white is bursting with citrus, green apples, apricots, floral and mineral notes. The palate is slightly off-dry, ripe with rich flavors of stone fruits and citrus. It is long and flavorful on the dry finish.

Enjoy Evolucio Furmint over the next 3-4 years on the porch with friends or paired with roast chicken, grilled snapper, Thai dishes, Cobb salad and goat cheese.

Wonderful crisp varietal flavors.

Flowery nose of apple, pear and peach. Nice fruit with balanced acidity.

This is a very clean, refreshing wine that pairs well with Mediterranean style foods.

Production

Geographic origin: Goriska Brda in Slovenia

Height above sea level: 80 – 200 m

Variety: 100% Chardonnay

Fermentation: 100 % in stainless steel

Maturation: 80 % in stainless steel 20% French Oak

Awards

Chardonnay du Monde [France] – Silver medal

WSWA Las Vegas [USA] – Gold medal

Merlot Doc Piave “Il Tralcetto” is aged 9 months in french wooden oak and it has an intense red colour with violet highlights: the taste is warm and generous, easy to drink.

Appellation         D.O.C. Piave

Soil type               Clayey

Grapes Merlot 100%

Vineyard              Fontanelle

Training system                Sylvoz

N° of vines-hectar           5.000 ha

Per-hectare yield             120 q

Harvest period  Third week of September

Vinification         2-3 days pre-fermentation maceration, followed by a 10 days traditional maceration. Alcoholic fermentation temperature does not exceed 23°C

Ageing  Oaken barrel 9 months, bottle 4 months

Colour   Dense ruby red

Aroma  Intense, with pronounced fruit and spice

Taste     Warm and generous, dry, full-bodied and with a lengthy finish

Serving suggestions        Enjoy with roast light meats, poultry and giblets

How to serve     In glass with large bowl, at 18°/20°C

 

Is a system of product certification and regulation that aims to ensure that the workers throughout the chain of production receive fair treatment with respect of wages, working conditions and participation.  Fair Trade addresses injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. Six Hats success has allowed the building of a community hall, creating a farm crèche and pre-school, purchasing sport equipment for the community, improving the housing on the farm as well as providing education bursaries and school fees for further education. 

Vinification

Grapes were handpicked and cold soaked for 24 hours to obtain the desired color and flavor, fermentation is started with selected yeasts strains under controlled conditions at 26 °C. Malolactic fermentation also took place in tank and was matured for six months on French and American oak staves.

Origin & Climate

Citrusdal is situated about 170km north of Cape Town, in the heart of the citrus growing region of South Africa, also known as the getaway to the Cederberg, the floral splendor of Namaqualand. The soil is mainly made of Koffieklip & Oak Leaf. Vineyards are located high up in the Cederberg and Piekenierskloof Mountains, where the climate tends to be cooler with a longer ripening season; cold winters, often with snow and temperate summers.

Tasting Notes

Bright red, with aromas of red fruit, spice & Christmas cake. A medium bodied wine with an intense red color and typical aromas of ripe strawberries and plums. Well balanced with soft oak and vanilla. Will be a good match with lamb curry or any dish with some spice.

Alc: 14% 

THE PROPERTY

Château des Leotins belongs to Lumeau family.

It is located at Sauveterre de Guyenne, the center of Entre-Deux-Mers, 35 km from Saint-Emilion et 45 km from Bordeaux.

It is a family-owned vineyard and has been gone through 8 generations.

THE WINE

BLENDING

50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc

AGING

In stainless steel vats

VINIFICATION

Cold maceration for merlots and cabernets sauvignons; thermo-vinification for cabernets francs, which will extract maximum color and aromas of ripe fruits.

AGEING POTENTIAL

It is ready to consume. It has an ageing potential of 3 to 5 years.

TASTING

Dark cherry red in color; full of pleasant aromas of very ripe fruits; balanced and round in palate; very solid structure. To taste at around 15°C.

FOOD PAIRING

Red meat, game, ham and cheese.

St. Laurent was brought from France to Austria.

It shows comparable properties to Pinot Noir and is often said to be related.

In the same way as Pinot Noir it is early ripening and has a thin skin.

St. Laurent requires warm and dry locations for best growing conditions.

Tattendoft is the largest St. Laurent vineyard in the world and offers ideal conditions for this varietal.

The Tattendorf vineyard is the largest vineyard planted with a red varietal in Austria. Stift Klosterneuburg Wine Estate St. Laurent Classic benefits from its exposure to strong sunlight and ideal soil conditions for the varietal.

After picking the wine is left to macerate for two weeks on the skins.

Aged in large foudres for eight months.

Tasting Notes:

Color: Deep ruby red.

Nose: Subtle aroma reminiscent of ripe Morello and sour cherries.

Palate: It is soft and elegantly put together, juicy and rich in fruits.

Other: This St. Laurent will go well with game, beef or lamb.

13% Alcohol

 

 

Cabernet Sauvignon 60%

Merlot 34%

Honest Cabernet 6%

100% Tannat

Deep intense colour.

Long legs on the side of the glass.

Rich aromas of ripe red fruits, plums and liquorice. The oak gives complex flavours of fresh tobacco.

It has firm structure, with soft tannins, giving it elegance and length on the palate. It has chewy body and will develop well with time.

Ideal with any kind of grilled meat, charcuterie and strong cheeses, also with casseroles and other spicy dishes.  

ORIGIN: takes its name from the “Cicogna” locality in the small town of Alonte in the Berici Hills. “San Martino” recalls the time of the year when the grapes are pressed, around the 11th November, on St. Martin’s Day.

APPELLATION: Rosso Passito Veneto Igt

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Merlot

ALTITUDE: 220 m./722 ft. above sea level

POSITION: facing south and south-west

TYPE OF SOIL: a mixture of iron-rich sandstone outcrops and karsified limestone.

AVERAGE VINE AGE: 22 years

TRAINING METHOD: Guyot

VINE DENSITY PER HECTAR: 5200

GRAPES PRODUCED PER HA: 64 hundredweights

TIME OF HARVESTING: purposely late, in mid-October. The best grapes from the sunniest areas are selected and picked by hand starting from mid-October.

DRYING: the grapes dry naturally for about 30 days, until about mid-November in small wooden crates.

WINEMAKING PROCESS: once the drying period is over, the grapes are de-stemmed and pressed, crushing 90% of the grapes; they are pneumatically plunged 5 times a day. They are then fermented on their skins for about 18 days in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of max 26° C/78.8° F.

MATURING AND AGEING: the wine is matured for 18 months in small 228 litre barrels of medium-toasted French oak, then bottled and stored to age for a further 12 months.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 15 % vol.

TOTAL ACIDITY: 5 g/L

TASTING NOTES: exceptionally rich, deep ruby red color. Extremely intense nose of cherries preserved in liquor, compote of sour cherries and redcurrants, with overtones of vanilla and coffee. Finely balanced, pleasantly persistent taste, rich in sweet tannins that give structural elegance to the wine.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18-20° C/64.4-68° F

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: a perfect accompaniment to all types of red meat and game dishes. Ideal at the end of the meal with hardened, mature cheese. Also outstanding on its own as a wonderful “meditation wine”.

Welschrizling, Wälschriesling this varietal has many aliases, including Laskirizling, Olaszrizling or Riesling Italico amongst many other names.

Welschriesling is not related to German Riesling.

Welschriesling is found in Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Italy.

The prefix 'Welchs' means 'foreign' or 'alien'.

Welschriesling produces dry and sweet wines.

Austria produces high quality Weslschrieslings more often as sweet or sparkling than still dry wines.

This vineyard is in lower Austria and the sandstone soil and location offer ideal conditions to produce high quality Welschriesling Ice wine.

The grapes were handpicked at -14°Centigrade during the night and taken straight to the cellar for pressing while the grapes are frozen.

 

Tasting Notes:

Color: Golden yellow.

Nose: Intense tropical fruit aromas.

Palate: Intense tropical fruits and a lively acidity make this wine an exceptional sweet wine with enormous potential. It is complex with good balance and great elegance with a solid acid structure.

Other: Dessert, goose liver pâté, Roquefort or mature gouda.

9.5% Alcohol

ORIGIN: The name “Dulcis” recalls the sweetness of this wine, and the grape variety originates in the Berici Hills .

APPELLATION: Passito Bianco Veneto Igt

GRAPE VARIETY: Sauvignon 50%, Moscato 50%

ALTITUDE: 150-180 m./ 492-590 ft. above sea level

POSITION: facing south and south-west

TYPE OF SOIL: iron-rich sandstone outcrops and karsified limestone.

AVERAGE VINE AGE: 20 years

TRAINING METHOD: Guyot

TIME OF HARVESTING: first week of September, with selection of the grapes which grow in the areas most exposed to the sun, and hand-harvested.

DRYING: natural drying of the grapes in small wooden crates for one month, until beginning of November

WINE-MAKING PROCESS: fermentation for 10 days in stainless steel vats at a thermostatically controlled temperature of 18°C/64.4° F.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12% vol.

TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.2 g/L

TASTING NOTES: Intense yellow color with gold hues. The nose is of mature fruit, with notes of sweet almonds and honey. Harmonious, elegant, warm and with a lingering finish.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10-12°C/50-53.6°F

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: excellent served by itself or with sweet pastries, and also oven-baked cakes, including chocolate ones.

 

The “OH MY GOSH” champagne, because that is typically people’s first reaction after tasting it.

Naturally fermented, with pure almond flavor added. A unique sparkling wine that is appreciated by Champagne lovers. Yet, those who do not normally like Champagne find the Almond Champagne accessible and enjoyable. In short, the experts like it, and Champagne novices are surprised by it.

Pairs well with mild creamy cheeses such as Brie and apricot shilton cheese. serve with light chicken, pork or seafood dishes. Great with desserts such as cheesecake, fruit tarts, and truffles. Goes wonderfully with brunch foods such as fresh fruit, crepes, and soufflés.

Many have also enjoyed the Almond Champagne with hot tubs, romantic dinners, picnics, and warm fireplaces.

Varietal composition: French Columbard, Estate Chardonnay

Aging: Drink now. Good up to 5 years