Λευκό ήσυχο ξηρό
As the name of the variety suggests, Zakynthino traveled years ago from Zakynthos—where it is known as "Pavlos"—to Kefalonia. That is where the similarities end, as the wines from the two islands are very different, both in terms of grape variety and taste profile. Sklavos' Zakynthino follows a gentle natural vinification protocol in 500-liter barrels,...
Rare enough to deserve the name Queen, this particular grape is still one of the undiscovered treasures of Cyprus. In the experimental vinification of the variety, which comes from relatively young autochthonous vineyards aged 15 years. Harvesting is manual, followed in the winery by de-stemming without breaking the rails, pre-fermentative maceration for...
The grapes come from various vineyards in Montlouis, some of them from Les Epineys, aged between 30 and 80 years old and the harvest is always done by hand. The grapes are pressed with the whole bunches, then de-stemmed for 24 hours naturally and the juice is transferred to the barrels (225 and 400 litres) where it will ferment with the indigenous yeasts....
Malvasia de Colares, which is genetically different from other varieties bearing the same name, is planted on the region's characteristic sandy soils with great care and effort to protect it from the strong, salt-laden Atlantic winds. In the cool coastal climate, alcohol is always restrained in these wines and the character is full of umami salinity and...
An old vineyard in a magical location and two genius Portuguese winemakers who produce straightforward wines without interventions, without corrections, filtering or commercial yeasts, aiming to highlight the authenticity and characteristics of their region. The vp-Vital comes from the Vinha de Pena vineyard, planted with the Vital variety through mass...
The character of the winemaking method does not win here, something for which orange wines are often blamed, saying that they have a uniform style regardless of their origin. Eastern Accents is a completely natural wine produced by Anna Maria Reka.Koncz with minimal sulfites ranging between 15mg/l. The wine is vinified in plastic glass tanks and relies on...
A blend of four different varieties that, with the exception of Furmint which makes up 60% of the wine, you have probably never heard of in your life. The winemaking for the Furmint that comes from Tokaj is done separately while the other three varieties from field blend vineyards are blended. Furmint is left in contact with its skins for 15 days. Wood...
Annamaria uses grapes from both the region she grew up in, that of Barabas, and from the village of Mad in Tokaj, where she buys from an organic grape producer, the famous Furmint. Robin is one of the producer's own favourite wines and as with all her wines everything is done manually and without the use of equipment. Even the removal of sediment from the...
