Poland: MEADS - MIODY PITNE Mead -refined sweet alcoholic beverages based on original old Polish recipes with all natural ingredients and top quality aromatic bee honey. APIS BRAND Jadwiga Jadwiga Mead is a Poltorak Miod Pitny, what means that is made from 3:1 proportion of honey and water. It is the richest mead with incredible intensity, aroma, and depth of flavor, balance, length and sweetness. It is most definitely for dessert or by itself. The basket bottle is wicker with ribbons, and a metallic medallion inlay on a wax seal. The Jadwiga Poltorak Miod Pitny is the queen of all meads. No words can fairly describe its sweet, complex flavors with hints of raisins and it's huge warming effect. One must try it to believe. Bernardynski - Royal Bernardynski Royal Mead is delicious, warming alcoholic drink. This traditional drink originated over thousand years ago in Northern Europe. Made from 1:2 proportion of water and honey, with black currant juice and spices added. It is aged in wooden casks for a minimum of five years.
Kurpiowski Kurpiowski Royal Mead is a kind of honey wine; a delicious, warming alcoholic beverage made from honey. This traditional drink originated over a thousand years ago in Northern Europe. Kurpiowski Royal Mead is made from a 1:2 proportion of water and honey, with black currant juice and spices added. It is a great dessert drink. Very carefully blended spices add to this mead's wonderful taste. It is aged in wooden casks for a minimum of five years. Alcohol content is between 15 to 17 percent of volume. Kurpiowski Royal Mead is a winner of many gold medals, i.e. in 1996 at the International Beekeeping Competition Apimondia at Nagoya, Japan, the 1992 Polish National Wine Competition, the 1994 and 1997 “Polagra” Award, Poland; and was rewarded numerous distinctions.
Slowianski Slowianski Honey wine is unique mead with an herbal and root aroma.It won silver medal in the 1993 National Wine and Mead contest in Tymbark. In 1991, the National Winemaking Council in Lanckorona distinguish it for superior to any other wine or mead. Slowianski is "trojniak" containing 30% mead and 60% water. It has been aged for at least one year to enhance youe enjoyment. Mead- refined sweet alcoholic beverage based on original olp Polish recipes with all natural ingredients and top quality aromatic bee honey.
JAROS BRAND Koronny Koronny, Polish for "Crown", is classified as Dwojniak. This sweet mead had been aged in oak barrels fro 9 years. Avalilable in Ceramic bottle. Maliniak "A.M. Dwojniak A.M is named after ania and Maciej Jaros, the producers of fine Polish meads. A.M is classified as Dwojniak, one part of honey and one part of water. This sweet mead has been aged in oak barrels for 5 years. Available in ceramic bottle. Trybunalski Trybunalski, named after a city near the Meadery, is classified as trojniak, one part honey to parts water. This semi-sweet mead is aged in oak barrels for 3 years. Trybunalski ia available in hand- crafted ceramic bottle. Poltorak Poltorak has clasification to itself, Poltorak- one part honey to 0.5 part water. This very sweet mead is aged up to 10 years in oak barrels with grape juice. Bronze medal in 2004 International Mead Festival. Available in Ceramic bottle. Toporczyk Tenczynski Tenczynek is a village 20 kilometers west of Krakow in southern Poland. The mead is produced according to the recipe since rule of Queen Jadwiga. Mostly smells of berries and little spice, hint of sherry. Light and sweet, it taste better when chilled. This wine is "trojniak" aged at least one year.
GRZANIEC GALICYJSKI Traditional Mulled wine. This wine was made in Poland for centuries. After all, the walls were not thick and winters were very heavy and something has to warm you from inside while sitting by the fire. Red grape wine produced from imported wines with added spices and herbs, based on 18th century recipe. Traditionally enjoyed during winter. Heat it in microwave or on the stove DO NOT BOIL IT. Natural medicine against winter colds.
NALEWKA BABUNI Peach, Raspberry, Cherry and Honey Six generations have enjoyed the fine flavors and exquisite aromas of the Nalewka Babuni fruit wines. In Poland, which abounds in all kinds of fruit noted for excellent taste and nutritive values, the production of fruit wines is flourishing. Nalewka Babuni wines are made of top-grade, ripe fruit, and this insures an excellent flavor and aroma. The fruit wines contain all the health-giving properties of the fruit juice used in their productions, contains all kinds of valuable organic compounds, including mineral salts and vitamins. Fruit wines are served in the same manner as the traditional grape wines. Nalewka Babuni wines can be used to make iced beverages, cocktails, as aperitif caudles, an also served as spiced mulled wine. Now in the offer are four tastes of Nalewka Babuni: Cherry, Peach, Raspberry and Honey. Try and enjoy them all.
NALEWKA LWOWECKA Sweet red wine with sour cherries. Special selection of aromatic sweet and dark cherries from Lwówek Wielkopolski. Old traditions of processing made exquisite taste and aroma. Dip cherries in chocolate, use incake or on the ice cream.
EDELKIRSCH Dessert red wine. High quality wine produced from variety of fruit and dark red sour cherries are used as base. Delicate aroma and beautiful dark red color. This wine won numerous gold medals on different wine tasting in Poland and Europe. Lightly cooled taste best by itself, also add to ice cream or deserts, or mix with lemon juice, vodka, brandy and serve over ice as cocktails.
Romania: MURFATLAR Muscat Murfatlar Muscat is an unadulterated and pure example of the Muscat grape. It has an attractive golden color with good clarity and a light viscosity in the glass. The aroma is reminiscent of golden raisins, peach nectar and lanolin. The peach and raisin aromas carry over to the full flavor. The finish is sweet and warm with good length and presence. Serve Murfatlar Muscat with fruit such as grapes and citrus, especially in puddings and custards. Murfatlar Muscat matches equally well with many different dishes including simple, light meats such as deli meats, fish, pork and fowl. Try Murfatlar Muscat with Asian dishes, or perhaps try it with dishes in richer sauces such as Goulash.
Chardonnay Savignon Blanc One of the white wine varieties, Sauvignon Blanc was introduced in Romania around the late nineteenth century from France. Its color varies from ivory to yellowish to green-yellow. When young and fresh it has an almost spicily penetrating aroma, variously described as gooseberry or blackcurrant leaf. With a bit of age it becomes more musk like, soft, grassy, and fruity. With current cold, slow fermentation methods maintaining a temperature of 10-15 Celsius, the Sauvignon Blanc preserves a lot of carbon dioxide and hence retains the volatile aromatic elements. Also at colder temperatures, yeast produces a greater variety of primary fruity aromas, thus the crisp, fruity aromas of this variety of wine. It is best being served cold with chicken or seafood meals.
Pinot Gris Pinot Gris is an authentic representative of the natural sweet wines, holding the record of sugar accumulation. The wines produced in the assistance of the appearance of the noble mold are unparalleled. It’s colors ranging from straw-yellow to amber after advanced ageing, its characteristic taste, the overall harmony of its composition which make it velvety and unctuous, make Pinot Gris the champion of the Murfatlar sweet wines, rivaling with the most renowned world wines. It is recommended to be served at a temperature between 40 to 50 degrees with special dishes (foie gras, fruit pies) and all kinds of desserts, being a successful conclusion to an elegant feast. Pinot Noir The vineyards of Murfatlar, on the Black sea, happen to have what Pinot Noir requires. The soil is hardly soil at all. It is really more gravel and rock, made mostly of limestone. While this may not sound like a very good place for, say, tomatoes; it is exactly what makes for excellent Pinot Noir grapes. The grape vines must stretch and struggle to acquire the nutrients and water they need to grow, and in this the flavor and structure develops, long before the grapes are crushed. Murfatlar's Pinot Noir appears transparent reddish/rose in the glass with excellent luminosity. The aroma is of ripe strawberries, red berries and strangely enough, saffron. There is some aspect of terroir or "sense of place" with Murfatlar Pinot Noir. The wine has excellent fruit, with soft strawberry and red fruit flavors which become more structured and angular towards the crisp finish. There are many Pinot Noirs from France and California, at five to ten times the price, that are not as well made. Serve Murfatlar Pinot Noir with dishes such as pork roast, squash, antipasto, f owl, poached salmon or simple cold-cuts. Murfatlar Pinot Noir pairs well with cheeses such as Muenster, Caerphilly, Swiss, Appenz.ller, Spanish Manchego, or Camembert.
Cabernet Sauvignon Enjoy Murfatlar Cabernet Sauvignon with hearty meals or dishes with rich sauces. Most stews, steak, hamburger, meatloaf or duck would be a particularly good marriage of flavors. Murfatlar Cabernet Sauvignon would also go well with simple, classic cheeses such as Cheddar, Jarlsberg, Havarti, Gouda or Brie. Serve Murfatlar Cabernet Sauvignon at room temperature. Merlot A bright red wine, brisk, lively, with a characteristic floral bouquet, a partner alongside Cabernet Sauvignon of the great Bordeaux wines, harmoniously built, with a good ageing evolution, particularly when oak caskets are used. Specific organoleptic composition, with a mild tannin content, this wine has a fruity taste of blackcurrant. It’s recommended serving temperature is between 60 to 65 degrees. It may be accompanied by rich dishes, venison, specialties of grilled meat, lamb, smoked foods, as well as high quality cheeses towards the end of the meal.
CARPATHIAN HILLS Cabernet Sauvignon
From wine region Dealu Mare, Tohani in SubCarpathian Hills This red wine is full body wine. Good deep purple color, spicy aromas and a hint of cherries, fruity with good soft tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon can sometimes be difficult to grow in Romania, however, the 2001 vintage was an exceptional year for Cabernet. The grapes managed to obtain full ripeness producing a fruity and soft tannic wine, which is unusual for Cabernet Sauvignon, it usually tends to have hard tannins and takes time to mature. Serve at room temperature. Best served with games, red meat, aged cheeses
Turkey: Kavaklıdere Winery, the first private sector wine producer in Turkey, is also the country’s oldest wine producer. Since its founding by Cenap And in 1929 in Ankara, it has steadily developed to become Turkey’s leading wine producer. The company owns 5371 hectares of vineyards in the most important wine-producing area of Anatolia, where The professional staff of vintners strives to maintain the perfect grapes-soil-climate equation and increase the potential of the vines that produce the grapes that have been successful in the production of Anatolian wines for hundreds of years and to introduce wines from international grape varieties grown in Anatolia’s varied micro-climates to achieve their best potential when they are transformed into wine. As the company celebrates its 80th year, the products are being produced in modern facilities and vineyards located in Ankara-Akyurt, Cappadocia-Gülşehir and Manisa-Kemaliye. Kavaklıdere Winery has a storage capacity for 18.5 million liters and exports almost 20% of its production, which consists of 43 different wines, plus grape juice, to European, American and Japanese markets. Kavaklidere Cankaya Emir de Nevsehir Kavaklidere Cankaya is the most favourite white wine of Turkey. Thanks to the structure and production conditions of the grapes such as Emir, Narince or Sultana selected from different Anatolian vineyards, are used in making Cankaya, it is light colored- pale yellow, elegant and full-bodied. It is best consumed within two years of bottling. It has a strong aroma of fresh fruit, apple, pear, melon, citrus fruit, and flowers. It is best served chilled and it goes well with all seafood, fish, chicken, all cheeses, and it can also be used as an aperitif.
Angora Red Cinsault de Tharce Angora Red is the blend of Carignan, Alicante, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes grown in Aegean region. This well-balanced wine reveals Aegean soils’ energy with long lasting flavors. Lively, bright ruby color, aroma of intense red fruits: cherries and plums, and soft tannins. It is best served at 16 - 18°C and matches perfectly with deli meats, lightly sauced chicken and red meat dishes, Bolognese sauced pasta, hamburger and barbecue.
Angora White Sultana de Denizli Angora White is produced from Sultana grapes grown in Denizli to reveal the distinctive aromatic character of the “Sultana” grape. This wine is delicious with aroma of tropical fruits: peach and apricot and some whote flowers, bright, very pale yellow, rich flavoured, lively and well-balanced on the palate. It is best served at 6-8° C and matches perfectly with grilled fishes, grilled chicken, sea food, fresh cheeses and salads.
Wines from Bulgaria
Bulgaria:
CHATEAU SLAVYANTSI
Muscat Chardonnay Special Reserve White wines are made from hand selected vines over 20 years old and matured in small casks made of American Oak. The wines have a beautiful color and limpidity and are accented by a fine aroma. The flavor is exceptionally pleasant, fresh and with tones of honey, resembling an apple, with nuances of peach and a citrus fruit with a an accent of noble oak. The flavor is a rich aromatic composition in a long finish of pleasant emotions.The wines should be served chilled with fish, white meats, and dried delicacies or as an aperitif.
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Red Wines made from hand selected vines over 20 years old and matured in small oak casks for a minimum of 1 year. A reserve you would prefer for your celebration dinner in front of the fireplace. These red wines have a nice red color and crystal limpidity. The bouquet is typical with nuances of ripe wild berries – black currant, strawberry, and blueberry mixed with cinnamon tones of spices. The flavor is long ranged, soft, harmonious, with accents of a noble oak and memorable pleasant finish. The wines should be served at room temperature or lightly chilled.
SOPHIA Cabernet Sauvignon Bulgaria is a country with almost 14 centuries of history. It has preserved the mystery of the Orpheus songs, arians in this real Bulgarian red dry wine. This Cabernet provides the major contribution to the quality of red wines from Bordeaux. It is produced in all wine-growing countries worldwide and always yields the best quality wines. In the Sophia wine-growing region it yields excellent wines. This king of red wines is drunk at a temperature 4 degrees below the ambient temperature, but not lower than 55 degrees or higher than 77. It is especially good with dark meat.
Merlot Sophia Merlot is of a high quality with a characteristic bouquet. It goes well with game and red meat. The serving temperature must be somewhat lower than the ambient temperature but not lower than 55 degrees or higher than 77.
Chardonnay This Chardonnay originates in the Champagne province in France, but it is now produced on all continents, and has done remarkably well in the Bulgarian climate. The wine has a characteristic bouquet and is easy to recognize by tasting, which makes it very popular. It is best served slightly chilled with fish and white meat.
Muscat Muscat is grown on the slopes of the Balkan mountains. The wine is a skillful blend of the aromatic Muscat grape with the fresh, vinous Ugni Blanc. Taking the best of each to make an elegant semidry, delicate, aromatic white wine. It is traditionally produced as a dessert wine, but it can be served as an aperitif, with fish, white meats and fresh fruit. It is recommended to serve at a temperature of 55 -60 degrees. Sovietskoe sparkling wine Export semi-dry white sparkling or red semi-sweet wine from Dolna Banya region
Ciociosan White or Rosso Vinex Slavyansti is a winery in the heart of the Balkans. It has produced high quality white and red wines for many years. Vinex Slavyansti is the top producer of Vermouth in Bulgaria, and the vermouth is shipped to many countries worldwide. Ciociosan is exceptionally suitable for mixed cocktails. It has a zesty taste and is best served chilled.
Hungary: EGER Eger is a wine region in North-Eastern Hungary. It is famous for its red blend, Egri Bikaver and some of the whites Egri Leányka, Debrői Hárlevelű. Its center is town of Eger Egri Bikavér The name bull's blood probably originates from the battles against the Turkish armies around 1552. To motivate and support the small group of soldiers at Eger castle they were served delicious food and a lot of red wine. Among the Turkish soldiers it was rumored that bull's blood was mixed into the red wine, as otherwise the strength and firm resistance of the town and castle of Eger could not be explained.
Merlot Picked from selected ripe merlot style bunches of grapes during the last days of autum. It is matured in oak barrels,followed by bottled maturing. Serve chilled. Egri Leányka Originally a Transylvanian variety, it yields an understated aroma and, for the most part, soft acids. This Leanyká is a "table" vintage. TOKAJI Tokaj and Wine. These two concepts are so inseparably linked that the history of Tokaj. Is not known the exact form of the wine culture at the time of the conquest 1100 years ago at Tokaj-Foothills. The Hungarians tribes were established at the foothills of Caucasus, where they got to know winemaking. Its most convincing proof is that several basic terms associated with grape and wine culture - are of Old-Turkish origin. The established Hungarians probably realized the excellent potential of the Foothills and tried to apply their knowledge there.Tokaj comes from the village of Tokaj in the Carpathian Mountains in NE Hungry, where the Furmint grape grows on 5.000 acres of volcanic soil. Tokaj is still the only great wine made east of the Rhine. It is pressed from overripe grapes touched by "noble mold" that forms on the skins of ripening grapes in certain areas and helps to concentrate the sugar and flavor. At the most the grapes may contain 30% sugar which turns into 15% alcohol. The dried grapes are collected in the baskets that holds 30 pounds each and those baskets supply an identifying mark for the wine. Tokaji Aszú 5 It is the sweet, topaz-colored wine. The original meaning of the word aszú was "dried", but the term aszú came to be associated with the type of wine made with "nobly" rotten grapes. Aszú berries are individually picked, then collected in huge vats and trampled into the consistency of paste known as aszú dough. The wine is racked off into wooden casks or vats where fermentation is completed and the aszú wine is to mature. The casks are stored in a cool environment, and are not tightly closed, so a slow fermentation process continues in the cask, usually for several years.
Tokaji Szmorodni dry Tokaji Szamorodni sweet This type of wine was initially known as főbor (prime wine), but from the 1820s Polish merchants popularised the name samorodn y-the way it was grown. Szamorodni is typically higher in alcohol than ordinary wine.
Tokaji Hárslevelü Young, very pale green straw color. Delicate Elderflower and Linden tree blossom notes demonstrates exactly the characteristics that give this grape its name. Semi sweet dry wine.
Tokaji Furmint Semi sweet quality white wine. The wine produced from Furmint grapes is full of character and rich in aroma, variety which growes in the Somlo region of Hungary. The fragrance characteristic of Furmint variety made from healthy grapes are in harmony with fine acids and fruity flavor. It grows under ideal volcanic soil conditions. A white wine, with a full-body, unique, and subtle fragrance.A very crisp and clear white wine. MARIKA Hungary adds an i to the end of the names of its high-quality wine-producing regions, thereby identifying the wine's source. Badacsonyi refers to wines coming from the Mount Badacsony area in western Hungary on Lake Balaton's north shore. Badacsonyi Szükabarát The grape was reportedly a favorite of the Emperor Charles IV, who had cuttings imported to Hungary by Cistercian monks the brothers planted the vines on the slopes of Badacsony bordering Lake Balaton in 1375. The vine soon after developed the name Szürkebarát meaning "grey monk." Dry white wine.
Balatoni Pinot Gris A soft Hungarian, delightful wine, with an excellent fruit flavor and lovely aroma. Balatoni Sauvignon Blanc Balatoni Merlot Wine makers from all over the world value the variety of Hungarian Merlot grapes for their great smooth wines. This particular wine is light to medium bodied, with a fresh fruit and pleasant finish. It may be served young, either at room temperature or slightly chilled. It will accompany any reasonably full flavored dish. Debröi Hárvslevelü
Balatonlellei Cabernet Sauvignon Fine warm summers in Hungary ripen the cabernet sauvignon grapes, from which this wine is made. The wine is a medium, full-bodied drink, with a great fruit flavor. It needs no aging and will accompany red meats and other full flavored dishes. Served at room temperature.
Szekszárdi Mixed grapes of cabernet savignon and franc grapes. Full-bodied dry red wine. Kadarka Semi-sweet high quality red. A mellow fruity wine made with noble Kadarka grape.
Wines from Croatia
Croatia:
KASTELET Red Kastelet Red is high quality red wine with produced in the South and Central Dalmatian on the peninsula of Peljesac. It is made of the grape varieties Plavac mali, Vranac etc. which complement each other in a harmonious unit. Kastelet is highly esteemed abroad, especially in Germany, Belgium, Holland, USA and Canada. It contains 13-13,5% vol. of alcohol. For its high quality it was awarded tap prizes in Georgia -Tbilisi, Grand Prix in Czech Republic - Pardubiceand many gold medals at other wine and agricultural fairs. In the past, the wines were produced in old Dalmatian castle, called "Kastelet", after which this wine was named. Pour a glass and enjoy a taste of this rich history.
KUTJEWO
Riesling "Rajnski" Rhenish Riesling is one of the most noble white wine’s in the world. In the Kutjevo wine-growing hills, there grows a grape which makes a wine for the wine-experts who need more. It has a perfect balance in taste and freshness with a fine fruit aroma that reminds one of an apricot. The aroma is simply magic, above all pleasant, very suggestive, fruity and permanence in the glass.
Grasevina The first top quality wine of the continental region of Croatia. Grasevina possesses the ideal combination of all the components of Grasevina and a luxurious aroma of ripe grapes, and this perfect harmony makes the noble wine. It's served chilled and it's compatibility with various dishes (from all types of white meat to quality fresh-water fish) makes it an almost irreplaceable wine at any festive occasion.
Pinot Gris Descendant from Fresh Burgundy, this Grey Pinot has found an excellent climate in the Kutjevo wine growing hills. The rich extract gives fullness to taste and the elegance is completed by a characteristic and well-formed bouquet with typical light golden-yellow color. It is served cooled to 8 to 10 C, along with heavy and well-flavored meals, fish in sauce, goose and duck roast, pork,mutton and mellow cheese.
Chardonnay Like all the Pinots, Chardonnay also originates from France. The Chardonnay is a high-quality sort, which gives one of the best and most appreciated white wines in the world. The distinctive features are deep yellow-green color, and a well proportioned relation between alcohol and acid, a beautiful and tender aroma, then fullness. It should be served cooled to 8-10 C along with fine hor’derves, soups and dishes of white meat, especially the spicy ones, and also with delicious cheese and desserts.
DINGAC History dictates that there are two quite separate vineyard areas in Croatia. One lies north, from the Plesivica Mountain in the west to the Danube in the east. The other lies south, from western Istria to Dubrovnik. Those two areas are further divided into a total of 11 sub-regions, with the most famous being the one called Vinarija Dingac, the Dingac Winery, located in Potomje on the Peljesac peninsula.
Dingac Extremely distinct and sumptuous bouquet, tinged with the fine aroma of the Plavac valley.
Postup Dark, ruby-red, full-bodied, harmonious and with just a hint of dryness that is mellowed by its sugar content.
Plavac From the Peljesac Peninsula in Croatia's middle and southern Dalmatia's coastal vinyards, this premium quality dry red wine is produced by the famous Dingac Winery. Comparable in style to American Red Zinfandel, the Plavac grape is often thought to be Zinfandel's true ancestor. Plavac is Croatia's most beloved grape varietal.
Dalmatinac white 1 liter bottles Dalmatinac white wine is a table wine with geographical origin. It is produced of the grape sorts Trbljan, Marastina, etc., cultivated in all Dalmatian regions. Dalmatinac white wine is made in the vineyard Dalmacijavino*. Thanks to an adequate selection of grape sorts and to the traditional Dalmatian distillation, this is a typical southern wine. Dalmatinac is suitable for family table and restaurants. It is served cool at the temperature of 12 Celsius degrees.
Slovenia: PRIMORJE REGION SASKIDA WINERY Located in the western part of Slovenia near the border with Italy, the Vipeva Valley lies in a sunny and mild region where the alpine and Mediterranean world meets. In the lower reaches of the valley on the left bank of the Vipeva River, lies the village of Zalosce, home to the Saksida Winery. The family's wine-making tradition has extended for several generations. Most of the winery's grapes were sold to local sold to local co-ops during the years of Yugoslav Federation. In 1985 the winery underwent change and reset it course to produce fine wine's. Saksida mixes traditional cellaring methods along with state-of-the-art technology and oak cask aging to produce unique and rich wines that are a clea reflection of the region.
Ceceia Red Pinot Grigio
VIPEVA WINERY Vipeva 1894 is the largest winery in the Vipeva Valley, processing grapes from some one thousand hectares (2471 acres) of vineyards, three hundred of company's own and the rest cultivated by contract growers. The winery's vineyards yield an average of 2500 tons of grapes annually, and a further 9000 tons are purchased. Red and white grapes have approximately equal proportions.
Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot has a long tradition in the Vipava Valley and is the dominant of the winery's red grapes, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon.
BIAZEVI WINERY Rebula Rebula is the most widely cultivated grape of the Primorje region where it has a long tradition. It is thought to be autochthonous to the general area of Primorje and neighbouring Italy and has been cultivated in this geographic region at least since 13th century. Rebula is greenish-yellow to golden straw yellow and moderate in alcohol and acids. It is a dry wine, fresh, lively, and balanced; its neutral bouquet and aroma suggest a slight reminiscence of cedar. The wine should be consumed when still young as it gains nothing with aging.
VINAKOPER WINERY
The Vinakoper winery is the largest producer of the Koper area, cultivating 420 hectares (1038 acres) of vineyards, the majority planted with red varieties particularly suitable for the warm Mediterranean climate: Refoąk, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Their dominant white grapes are Malvazija, Chardonnay, and Rumeni Muąkat, and some sites have been newly planted with Sivi Pinot.
The winery produces 3500 tons of grapes in its own vineyards and buys a further six hundred tons from contract growers. This suffices for the production of 35,000 hectoliters (924,700 gallons) of wines per year, 10,000 hectoliters (264,200 gallons) in the high-quality range, the rest quality.
The characteristic red wines of Vinakoper are full-bodied, rich in extract, and quite heavy. Refoąk is the lightest, displaying the youthful liveliness of a wine with moderate acids, and does not gain with age.
Merlot Reserve Merlot - prepared both as quality and high-quality wine - is probably the most popular red wine in Slovenia. The wine is matured in aged oak barrels and has a very balanced taste.
Merlot is a very popular wine for the barrique treatment and seems to absorb the aromas of fresh wood particularly avidly - the result is a wine with a very strong tannin taste, very refreshing but not to everyone's liking.
Cabernet Sauvignion Cabernet Sauvignon is a richly coloured wine, very noble, and immaculately matured in oak - a good vintage Cabernet Sauvignon from Vinakoper is probably the best of its variety in Slovenia. Connoisseurs particularly value the 1983, 1989, and 1993 vintages. The king of red wines from Koper with a full crimson colour; this wine - recognisable by its aroma of herbs and blackberries - is a natural-born winner. Ageing only adds to its noble character. It has a rich, corpulent structure that goes well with venison and hearty dishes. It is perfect for ageing.Malvazija Malvazija is the winery's dominant white, a typical wine of the Istrian peninsula: fresh, not too strong, with a neutral bouquet and unobtrusive flavour. Vinakoper's specialty is Malvazija produced from overripe grapes, a semi-dry to semi-sweet wine of characteristic varietal flavour. A golden specialty from the Koper cellar. Aged in oak barrels, it has a distinguishable deep yellow colour with golden tones. The slightly bitter taste of almond peel passes into a pleasant vanilla aftertaste: a special wine that combines well with many different dishes.
PORRAVJE REGION JERUSALEM ORMOZ The wines of Jeruzalem Ormož are made exclusively from grapes grown in their vineyards and in those of the best winegrowers in the district. The production is based on nature-friendly technology – integrated winegrowing, and profound knowledge about individual winegrowing sites and vines. In the wine cellar starting point is the awareness that wine is the product of natural processes, The grapes - bring into the cellar a lot of rich substances which make every effort to preserve and to bottle with care. For this reason they are able to produce completely natural, original, fruity, fresh, full and harmonious wines. The wines of Jeruzalem Ormož reflect the qualities of soil, climate, site, varieties, year, as well as winegrower's and cellarmaster's work. They are never completely the same, but for the same reason they are always genuine and unique. Ceceia white
POSAVJE REGION PERCARIC WINERY
Blaufrankisch red
Wines from Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina:
ODAK
Blatina - red wine Blatina Odak is a high quality red wine. This is an original wine from Herzegovina. With a color as deep and dark as a girl’s eyes which charm the wines adorers with its sophisticated taste. It’s Mediterranean delight is shown only when drunk with refined food. Then it shows its extraordinary aroma and unique bouquet and above all, it has a pleasant dry taste, is soft and fine, yet fiery.
Zilawka - white wine Zilavka Odak is a high quality white wine. The precious wine of this rocky, dry, but blasted area repeatedly returns the detailed attention given by the wine maker. As if one drinks song and laughter together and soon he does not notice anything else except its golden-green scenery, with premonitions of big blue sky in the distance and strings of promises with which the blissful smile lights up the faces.
Montenegro: Kristac This superb wine of the controlled origin has been produced by application select vintage and classic technology. Produced in the region of Podgorica. It's extraordinary full body harmoniously developed bouquet and light yellow color. Varnac Dark ruby in color with hue of violet, harmonious strong and savory. Those qualities of Vranac wine made the group of experts from Milan Journal II Mundo classify into a group of 100 best red wine of Europe. Cabernet Refined red wine made from a variety of carefully selected grapes from the Podgorica. Has won numerous awards at many fairs and exhibitions in the country and in the world. Varnac Pro Corde Premium dark red wine, full of extracts. Vranac Pro Corde taste is strongly tannic, but harmonious, typical for the wine, slightly herbal with the traces of the forest fruit. The dark ruby full bodied and harmonious wine has very unique bouquet.
Georgia:
Akhasheni Red, naturally semi-sweet, has dark pomegranate color, strong bouquet and harmonious velvety taste with chocolate flavor. Khvanchkara Red, naturally semi-sweet made from grapes grown in the Khvanchkara district of Western Georgia. It has dark ruby color and a strong bouquet, with some of the wild yeast noticeable when first poured. The taste is harmonious and velvety with a raspberry flavor and subtle oak tones resulting from the fermentation process. The finish is sweet and lingers. This wine has port-like qualities without fortification or sugar added, making it perfect for spicy foods, fresh fruit, chesses, desserts and cigars. Khvanchkara is known as the"pearl" amongst the Georgian wines and is the most popular. It has long standing reputation due to its being the favorite wine of Georgia's most notorious native son, Josef Stalin. It was also drunk in 1945 during Yalta by Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin.
Alzanis Valley Alzanis Valley is a white semi-sweet wine made from a perfect blend of grape varieties. It is cultivated in Western and Eastern Georgia. All "D" estate bottle wines exhibit their own unique superior flavor. Alazanis Valley has a unique delicate fruity flavor.
Kindzmarauli Kindzmarauli is a natural semi-sweet red wine. The ripeness is balanced by fine soft texture tannin. The wine has achieve recognition through Europe for over half a century for its supreme quality and magnificent taste. Kindzmarauli is a legendary name in Russia, where this wine remains a coveted commodity among the new connoisseurs.
Tsinandali Tsinandali is pride and joy of Georgian wine-makers. I t is by far the national favorite. This high end quality wine is aged for three years in the oak barrels maturing in cellars of the Tsanandali winery. A very popular wine amongst the "D" line of wines. It has been awarded ten gold and nine silver medals at the international wine competitions.
Wines from Germany
Germany:
FRANKEN Buerger Muller Thurgau Franken (Franconia) is most easternmost part of Germany's wine-growing regions, with most vineyards planted on hilly slopes of the Main river and its tributaries. The vine is vigorous, earthy, robust, dry and often full bodied. J. KOLL & CIE First wine were bottled in 1898 by Hans Koll in Cochen city in Mosel region of Germany
Zeller Schwartze Katz Zell is one of the best known Mosel villages. The wine is blend of 70-80% Rieslingand 20-30% Muller-Thurgau. The wine is light and fruity but not too sweet. Kroever Nacktarsch The legend says: some children crept into the wine cellar, and helped themselves to too much wine from the barrels. The cellar master punished them by tapping their bare behinds.
Piesporter Michelsberg kabinet
Light, dry white wine made from Riesling grapes with medium acidity. Oppenheimer Kroten Brunnen The grapes for this wine were grown in the city of Oppenheim, in the Rheinhessen region. Some lemon fruit, honey, apricots and lightly tart. Great summer white wine. Niersteiner Gutes Domtal Produced in the Rheinhessen region of Germany. This is an off dry wine with soft floral bouquet, distinct fruit flavors and hint of sweetness. Very refreshing and perfect with lightly spiced food. Weissburgunder The drier style wine is very popular with food. Most plantings are in Baden and Pfalz. RIETBURG Dornfelder Trocken The wine always shows a fresh acidity, deep color: purple or garnet. Velvety, sweettexture with flavor of exotic spice, berries and floral.
Austria: MALAT Goettweiger berg Grunener Veltliner Gruner Vetliner is the mostly widely planted grape in Austria. The wine can have very pleasant citrus and grapefruit aromas, white pepper and lentils. They can also show aromas of green beans or asparagus.
NECKENMARKT Zwiegelt Sparkling, dark ruby garnet with purple reflections, a heavy core with violet rim as a sign of youth. High extract content. Clear nose with discreet echoes of cherry and young fruit aromas. Dry with a mild acidity, very soft tannin and very full bodied. A rich Zweigelt traditionally matured. Blaufraenkisch-8 Trauben Sparkling, dark ruby garnet with violet rim, mostly young, high extract content from ripe grapes. Clear pronounced cherry and blackberry fruit. Dry with mild acidity, juicy tannin and tempting to drink. Classic Austrian red wine grape form Burgenland. KREMSER Zweigelt Sparkling, dark ruby garnet with purple reflections, a heavy core with violet rim as a sign of youth. High extract content. Clear nose with discreet echoes of cherry and young fruit aromas. Dry with a mild acidity, very soft tannin and very full bodied. A rich Zweigelt traditionally matured. Gruener Vetliner Gruner Vetliner is the mostly widely planted grape in Austria. The wine can have very pleasant citrus and grapefruit aromas, white pepper and lentils. They can also show aromas of green beans or asparagus.
Czech Republic:
BLUE HILLS Blue Hills is not only the name of our wines. It is a terroir of 5 wine towns of Velke Pavlovice, Nemcicky, Boretice, Kobyli and Vrbice. As the towns are surrounded by hills planted by vine and most of the varieties are blue for red wines production, this is why the terroir was named Blue Hills.
Cabernet Moravia The red wine of garnet color with red currants aroma and cabernet shadings in its taste. Expressive well-structured tanins make the wine full-bodied with a long finish.
Lemberger The wine is full and mature with dark ruby color, intensive aroma of forest fruits with mineral shadings. Full-bodied in taste with fresh jam, spice and soft tannins.
Pinot Noir The wine is of ruby color with a golden rim. A nose of strawberries, forest fruitsand black berries. Low acids and tannins.
Welschriesling The wine is of greenish-yellow color with fruity blackcurrant and meadow flowers tones in aroma. Rich and full-bodied with a touch of honey and fruity shadings in taste.
Green Veltliner The wine is of golden greenish-yellow color with fresh Sauvignon aroma shadings; fruit and spicy flavor. The wine is perfect with beef, fried dishes, blue cheese and vegetable salads.
Pinot Blanc The wine is of light greenish-yellow color, typical bready aroma turning into pears and fresh fruit. This elegant wine is full and very well balanced with pleasant low acids. This wine has a typical Pinot Blanc Personality.
Moravian Muscat This exceptional wine is of light green-yellow color with extractive spicy muscat flavor redolenting fresh grapes. Soft acids and sugars are very well balanced. The wine has very pleasant and fresh aroma.
Moldova:
Wine making in Moldova started approximately 5000 years ago. By the 16 century Moldova had accumulated a unique assortment of grapes, brought from Greece and other countries, which was used to make decent high-quality wine. In 19th century Czar Alexander invited French colonists to settle in Moldova. French methods of winemaking, brought by those settlers, blended with Moldavian traditions and made the country thrive. Long growing season with pleasant, warm summers, nourishing rains from Black Sea and dry harvest season are components that makes the climate in Moldova perfect for wine. The best vineries of Moldowa are located in the South of the country, on the same latitude as the Bordeaux and Burgundy regions of France. Moldovian wines have won over 500 awards in various international shows, which proves their excellence.
Isabella Found perfect climate Isabella red semi-sweet wine made from the grapes of Isabella and Noa. The grape is hybrid, cold resistant grown in Croatia, Hungry, Georgia and Moldava. It has light, fresh taste with nice earthy tones.
Kagor Kagor is red dessert wine from grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Saperavi with fruity aroma. Light and fresh.
Lidia Ruby red color, semi-sweet wine made from grapes of Lidia and Isabella. Similar to Isabella in taste.
Black Monk - white semi sweet Black Monk - red semi sweet Wilde Orchid - red semi-sweet Muscat - desert sweet wine
SOVETSKOE IGRISTOE white semi-dry SOVETSKOE IGRISTOE white semi-sweet ITALIANA semi-sweet or dry Sparkling wine
Armenia:
Beautifully design bottles, perfect gift for someone special or special occasion. Violin Dancing pair
Denmark:
KIJAFA
Chocolate and cherry Cherry Kijafa is unique Danish wine. In taste, you may find that you consider it to be somewhat more similar to liqueur than a wine. The makers suggest serving both varieties over ice, rather unusual for wine but they know what they're talking about. You can try mixing with soft drink or adding it to another alcoholic beverage to create unique mixed drink. Can also be poured over ice cream, fruits, as cake topping.
France:
CHOUCHEN MEAD This is an excellent traditional mead from Britanny. It is semi -sweet mead that is very low in acidity. This creates a very smooth velvety texture and finish. The honey used is of excellent character and is plum/pear in aroma and flavor.
ALSACE - RENE BARTH VINYARDS
The settlement of the village can be traced back to the middle ages. It successively belonged to the lords of Horbourg, the counts of Wurtemberg, the bishop of Strasbourg and to the lords of Ribeaupierre until the revolution.
Michel Fonné, is a certified śnologist from Dijon. After having obtained the technical expertise in Champenoise winemaking in Damery and after having made wine from the 1987 harvest in the Alexander valley in California (Hafner Vineyard), Michel took over the family business of his uncle, René Barth. The harvest is carried out manually. This allows for specific years to experience a quality sorting of the grapes. The pressing of (non treaded) whole grapes from white types of vines takes place on the pneumatic press. This technique prevents the dissolution of the decay in the juice extracts and strongly limits the extraction of the bitter or herbaceous tastes. Each part of the vine is made into wine separately in order to evidence the proper characteristics of each piece of land.
Rebgarten 2004 Riesling. Triumph of the Alsace vineyars, delicate fruitiness and fine bouquet.
Crémant d'Alsace A sparkling wine produced by the Champagne method, using mainly the Pinot varieties.
