The term ‘minerality’ is much-debated in wine circles - can grape vines absorb the mineral content of the soil below and impart it in to their fruit? Over the past few years this pét-nat - which acts as a citrussy vehicle for pure limestone soils which hold vines of Zweigelt and Grüner - has been our go-to for any minerality-deniers in our midst. Dangerously refreshing when drunk very cold.
Christoph Hoch is a twelve generation farmer out of Austria’s Danube that likes to do things a little differently. Since converting the vineyards to biodynamics, the sparkling wines he is producing from the region’s characteristically chalky soils are some of the very best we’ve tried.
The term ‘minerality’ is much-debated in wine circles - can grape vines absorb the mineral content of the soil below and impart it in to their fruit? Over the past few years this pét-nat - which acts as a citrussy vehicle for pure limestone soils which hold vines of Zweigelt and Grüner - has been our go-to for any minerality-deniers in our midst. Dangerously refreshing when drunk very cold.
Christoph Hoch is a twelve generation farmer out of Austria’s Danube that likes to do things a little differently. Since converting the vineyards to biodynamics, the sparkling wines he is producing from the region’s characteristically chalky soils are some of the very best we’ve tried.
