2020 Azores Wine Co. "Vinha Dos Utras" Branco, Azores, PortugalABOUT THIS WINE 95% Arinto dos Aores with the remainder comprised of a field blend of indigenous white grapes. For more than 500 years, vines on this island have been planted in the cracks of the lava bed, a few meters from the ocean. But before the vineyards there were the Utras, a name that derives from Joss Hurtere, a Flemish seafarer that arrived in 1465 and became Captain of Pico and Fayal. His role was crucial in the development of the islands

Nierstein Pettenthal and Nackenheim Rothenberg (all grand cru sites)

patient and methodical… but what makes him tick most of all

most notably about how the Southern Rhône varieties express themselves in diverse terroir

ABOUT THE WINEProduced under the Île de Beauté IGP

one sees the purity of the vineyards

These wines represent a novel approach that relies almost entirely on the

The sparkling wines from the Lauer winery are fermented in individual bottles and mature at 8-10 ° C in dark vaults for about 14-20 months before they are disgorged

this influence overrides the varietal character of the original grapes with depth

and sweet spice

and each one needs something done to it by hand about 15 times per year

Suertes del Marqués is a family winery that began to produce wines in 2006

These are wines that are built for the long hall