Description

Guinea pig was a little experiment of mine. A friend drinks a lot of sweet apple cider and so I was wondering if a wine could be made that mimicked this. Hunter Valley Semillon and sauvignon blanc were selected for the style and picked early when green apple notes were still evident. The resulting wine was carbonated, not bottle fermented, as this technique is much faster and allows a youthful, fresh wine to be produced. The end result is like a apple cider/lemonade hybrid. Sweet, fizzy but tart and refreshing at the same time. It’s quite low in alcohol so a group can easily move through a bottle. Drink it in it’s youth with good friends at good times.

Wine Details

• Vintage 2023
• Type Sparkling Wine