Apátsági Pincészet Hemina White

Apátsági Pincészet Hemina White from Pannonhalma, Hungary. A favorite wine for people who like beautiful full-bodied white wines of ripe fruit and with vanilla aromas. An elegant wine with nicely integrated acids and subtle wood tones, a ripe gourmet wine.

Sauvignon Blanc also called fumé blanc, is the most important white grape of Bordeaux. Fresh, fruity wines are made along the Loire. In Sauternes, the grape is blended with the sémillon. Sauvignon blanc spread to the rest of the world through migrants in the 18th century. In wine regions with a temperate climate, the grape feels at its best. Sauvignon Blanc, locally called Surin, is one of the oldest grape varieties planted in France. Sauvignon Blanc has a characteristic perfume of flowers and gooseberries, is spicy but can be both astringent (around the upper Loire) and plump and round. The wines usually have high acidity

Pinot blanc is often associated with the Alsace or Alsace, but this grape originally comes from Burgundy. It is therefore also permitted, but not often practiced, to grow this grape in Grand Cru Vineyards. Outside France, Pinot Blanc is widely grown in Northeast Italy, under the name Pinot Bianco. In Austria and Germany the grape is known as ‘Weissburgunder’, or white Burgundian. Outside Europe, the Pinot Blanc grape is grown new world countries United States, Canada, Argentina and Uruguay. In every area where Pinot Blanc is grown, the grape has a different taste and appearance. Yet this grape is always perfect for use in a blend for sparkling wine. For example, the grape is allowed in champagne blends. Pinot Blanc is also often mixed with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

Chardonnay, the grape of white Burgundy and Champagne, is planted all over the world. Delivers good to very good wine with a full, dry taste. Chardonnay is a grape that does not have an unambiguous character, which depends on the terroir (soil and climate) and the method of wine making. Chardonnay lends itself very well to maturing in wooden barrels.

Viognier, an extremely vulnerable white grape of very high quality that forms the basis of Château Grillet and Condrieu. This grape is also allowed up to 20% in the red Côte Rôtie. Viognier produces a delicate, softly scented white wine. More and more quality-conscious wine growers are planting Viognier and as a result their white wines usually increase enormously in quality.

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