Enjoying Italian Brunello
The last of our Limited Editions has arrived in the store – Italian Brunello. Brunello is a large-berried variety of the Sangiovese grape. It’s fruity, with strong natural acidity, a firm and elegant assertiveness and a robust finish that can extend surprisingly long. Try it with cheeses like Asiago and Parmigiano Reggiano, enjoy with tomato based pastas, or even all by itself!
For all of you DIY winemaking pros out there: following is a feature article written in collaboration with Winexpert on how you are supporting environmentally-friendly practices when making your own wine.
Remember the 3 R’s of winemaking—reduce, re-use and recycle.
To “reduce” means using less resources from the beginning. This is the most effective of the three R’s and the place to begin.
Making and bottling your own wine means reducing the need for shipping heavy liquids in bottles across oceans and countries, which means reducing the need for natural resources. By making your own wine locally, you can get 28-30 bottles of wine from the same space and weight it would take to ship only 12 bottles of commercially made wine.
Before you recycle or dispose of anything, consider whether it has life left in it. There may be potential to re-use it or re-purpose it.
Here are some helpful general tips and guidelines for re-using when making your own wine.
Recycling is the “R” that has adopted most enthusiastically. Partially this is because there are so many local recycling programs today, which makes recycling so incredibly easy to do.
When making wine at Wine Central you can rest assured that you are not committing extra waste to landfills—our kits are made with easily recyclable parts.
Who thought making your own wine could help make the world a littler greener?
Wine Central presents a very special promotion for the month of May.
Selection Estate Series, our ultra-premium wine kit has redefined the winemaking product landscape by offering a limited number of prestigious wine styles sourced from select vineyards in the world’s great wine producing regions. Selection Estate Series 16 litre premium winemaking kit yields wines of exceptional flavour, aroma and complexity.
MERITAGE 3 CONTINENTSStyle: A Red Meritage is a blend of two or more of the red “noble” Bordeaux varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot and the rarer St. Macaire, Gros Verdot and Carmenère. If the blend includes any other grape variety, it is, by definition, not a Meritage. Also, to qualify as a Meritage, no single grape variety can make up more than 90% of the blend.
Winexpert’s 3 Continents Meritage combines Petit Verdot from Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon from California and Merlot from Chile to make a unique, globe-spanning vision of the quality a wine of the best varieties can truly possess. The 3 Continents Meritage will only be available in small quantities for a limited time, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to stock your cellar with this fabulous wine. Aromas of bright black cherries and blackcurrant with soft notes of licorice, hints of cedar and herbs accented by a touch of mocha and vanilla complement rich flavours of chocolate dipped black fruit and notes of sweet oak. Structured, ripe tannins are followed by a long, fruit-driven finish.
BRITISH COLUMBIA CHARDONNAYStyle: British Columbia is at the forefront of new, New-World Chardonnays, with a crisp, bright style that’s perfectly balanced for food or casual sipping. Pale yellow, with fresh mineral and citrus flavours, notes of pear, white peach, green apple and fine acidity lead to a long, creamy finish with notes of honey. This wine can be left unoaked, for the cutting edge of the New World style of racy drinkability, or gently oaked to add notes of vanilla, smoke and butterscotch, along with a lengthened structure and sophisticated finish. The British Columbia Chardonnay will only be available in small quantities for a limited time, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to stock your cellar with this fabulous wine.
Ultra-Premium quality of Estate combined with the high quality breathable Eisch glass makes for an amazing wine experience. Purchase any Selection Estate Series and receive a Free Eisch Breathable Wine Glass.
Retail Value $34.95. While supplies last.
Send us a quick note and we’ll get things rolling right along. If you have a question, please type it into the comments box and we’ll send any information you need. We’ll give you a call when your wine kit arrives, and you can come in to pitch the yeast.
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Due to production problems, the Limited Edition Italian Brunello will not be available until April 12th. We’re sorry for the delay, and will call our customers as soon as it arrives. Cheers.
Wine Central is closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 2, 3, & 4. We’ll be back in the shop at 9:30 am on Monday, April 4th. We hope you enjoy your long weekend and look forward to seeing you next week. Cheers.
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