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Himmelswein

Himmelswein Wine Details
Price: $9.44 per bottle

Description: Catawba grape, Native American, harvested 2 weeks early, which gives this wine a green apple taste on the front of the pallet, slight lemon taste in the finish.

Varietal Definition
Catawba:
This was perhaps the earliest discovered native American grape, growing wild in Ohio and New York valleys, but it has since been surpassed by the Concord as the most widely planted native East Coast grape varietal. It primarily is used to make off-dry or sweet red wines, with a pronounced foxy (a unique aroma/flavor profile variously described as wild and musky) labrusca flavor. A number of producers also utilize this grape to make sparkling wine.


Reviews



Todd says...
This is the best catawba wine I've tasted. Made into a semi-dry white wine, instead of the more popular rose style, this wine is fruity and zesty. The winery was able to replace the usual foxiness of this grape with a lemony apple flavor with plenty of refreshing acidity. Great job.

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