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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

WWJD? What Would Jesus Drink?

Today's Post just happens to be the wine of the day as well. Enjoy!

VIN SANTO

The "holy wine of Tuscany" is capable of being one of the world's great sweet wines. The wine is made with the ancient Mesopotamian method of drying grapes on beds of reeds before the press, and is fermented and aged in small sealed barrels known as caratelli for as much as seven or eight years.

Vin Santo is very sweet, but, when made correctly, has a high level of acidity to balance the sweetness, and is a concentrated wine with great length. Vin Santo is made in several DOCs, one of which is Bianco dell’Empolese.


BIANCO DELL’EMPOLESE (DOC)

Although wine has always been produced in the hills of this industrious town along the Arno river, Bianco dell'Empolese is one of the more recent white Tuscan DOC wines. The local winemaking tradition goes back to the times of the Medici family (who had one of their most important villas built at Cerreto Guidi), and continues today with great dedication, which ultimately resulted in the creation of the DOC in 1989. Both the number of producers and its renown has grown in the last couple of generations. The denomination does not include only white wine, but also Vin Santo. Grape varietals used in this DOC are limited to Malvasia and Trebbiano, while in some other DOC’s where Vin Santo is made, Grechetto may also be used.


FATTORIA MONTELLORI

One of the best producers in the region, Montellori has earned its reputation for producing “Supertuscans”, but their attention to detail and observance of the most rigorous production methods has kept them in good standing for years, and been made evident in their Vin Santo Bianco dell’Empolese.

Serve chilled with a good dry pastry like apple tart!

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