Matthiasson Sweet Vermouth No. 3 NV, 0.375L
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Napa Valley, California, Unites States |
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Vermouth |
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.PN |
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"First off, our vermouth is primarily about the wine. The base wine. It is 100% Flora, which is a variety bred at UC Davis by the legendary Harold Olmo back in the 1950’s. It is a cross between Semillon and Gewurtztraminer Though Olmo isn’t with us any more to confirm our theory, our conviction is that he bred it specifically for fortified wines. The California industry moved away from these types of wines and Flora fell into obscurity. When we heard that Flora still existed in the organically farmed Yount Mill
Vineyard we immediately begged for some fruit. This fruit is a rare exception for us—normally we try to grow all of our own fruit—but the temptation to make wine from this rare and historical variety was toomuch to resist." |
Staff Notes:
"First off, our vermouth is primarily about the wine. The base wine. It is 100% Flora, which is a variety bred at UC Davis by the legendary Harold Olmo back in the 1950’s. It is a cross between Semillon and Gewurtztraminer Though Olmo isn’t with us any more to confirm our theory, our conviction is that he bred it specifically for fortified wines. The California industry moved away from these types of wines and Flora fell into obscurity. When we heard that Flora still existed in the organically farmed Yount Mill Vineyard we immediately begged for some fruit. This fruit is a rare exception for us—normally we try to grow all of our own fruit—but the temptation to make wine from this rare and historical variety was toomuch to resist."." Producer Notes, Matthiasson.com
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