HANDCRAFTED WINES

"Wine is bottled poetry", said Robert Louis Stevenson. Wines represent a place and time. They have the capability to tease and indulge your senses. Making this kind of wine is an art. Creating the perfect blend is the crowning glory of the art. Fine wine making is reflected in the unique character of these handcrafted wines.

Wines are of various kinds. Each kind of wine gives you a different experience. Winemakers put in their best efforts to create elegance amidst the earthiness. This turns out high quality handcrafted wines. Dedication goes into each and every stage in the process of making these handcrafted wines. Nurturing the fruit, selecting the oak, grapes blending, frequent tasting to ensure quality, all these stages should be given equal attention to produce the final awe-inspiring product.

Handcrafted wines are elegant, smooth and world-class wines made from the world’s best vineyards. Wine begins in the vineyards. Hence the makers of handcrafted wines try to nurture the vineyards with great deal of attention not missing even the minute detail. This enables the vineyards to turn out premium fruit, which, in turn, is turned out into special handcrafted wines.

Handcrafted wines are distinctive in their flavor. Each of these handcrafted wines gives you a unique taste and experience. There is a lot of tradition involved in the making of these handcrafted wines. Many generational techniques are still practiced which have been handed down over many generations. Though the methods are traditional, the winemakers combine them with creative innovations to turn out fine handcrafted wines.

Every bottle of handcrafted wine tastes spectacular and indicates the fact that a great deal of care and perfection has gone into the farming and winemaking techniques. The vineyard must be able to provide the optimal growing conditions for the best variety of fruit. Climatic conditions go a long way in determining the finesse of these handcrafted wines. Fabulous soils combined with artisan farming are very congenial for an excellent harvest. Some vineyards are located in the cool regions where the chilly morning fog gives more time for the grapes to ripen and achieve full balance of sugar, pH and the acid before harvest. This increases the fruit potential and turns out a harvest of intensely flavored berries.

Apart from the soil, climate of the area and the weather prevailing, there is an entire variety of winemaking and vineyard practices that make each and every bottle of these handcrafted wines, an artisan’s product. A great deal of skill is required to enhance taste and aroma of these handcrafted wines. Age-old methods are used to take out the full flavor of the fruits and at the same time enhance its unique character. The aging process needs intensive attention that will enable the wines to reach their final state of crystal-clear brilliance. Barrels are used for fermentation.

Handcrafted wines are made in many countries of the world. California produces has some of the best vineyards in the world. Napa Valley in California boasts some of the excellent winemakers in the industry like Erna Schein, Nine North etc. Italy, Holland and Australia also turn out great wines.

A great wine should linger in our memory long after the last sip. All the handcrafted wines are made with this mission in mind. A great deal of brilliant techniques and farming methods combine to produce the wine that lingers in your mind long after the bottle is gone. Wine makers all over the world aim at producing handcrafted wines that are full of character and irresistible to the palate. Spectacular grapes are grown and harvested to make sure that the end product is a truly exceptional one.