{"product_id":"2019-weingut-schmitt-muller-thurgau","title":"2019 Weingut Schmitt Müller-Thurgau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Rheinhessen \u0026gt; Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMüller-Thurgau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Demeter-certified biodynamic farming; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elimestone, clay, and sandstone; 6 week maceration, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e50% 4 week skin maceration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in neutral oak with no temperature control, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eaged in neutral oak, bottled unfiltered,unfined with no added So2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e; zero-zero; 12.5% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Bianka and Daniel Schmitt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBianka and Daniel have been farming their 16 hectares biodynamically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor almost 10 years, and are one of fewer than 100 German growers to r\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeceive a Demeter certification. Once known as a bulk winemaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eregion, Weingut Schmitt has been instrumental in transforming the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRheinhessen into an exciting new hub for fresh, high-quality, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elow-intervention wines.  Bianka and Daniel might be the most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprogressive of the lot, with their full adherence to biodynamic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efarming principles and hands off winemaking.  They believe, as we do, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat the key to great wine is healthy grapes picked at optimal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eripeness, not too much (sappy wines) or too little (overly lean and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etart wines).  They also believe that balanced and minimal intervention \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewines are best achieved through extended skin contact, hence the long\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emaceration time. But they explain that extended skin contact \"only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eworks when the fruit is fully ripened and the berries are completely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehealthy for their gentle journey to the cellar. We love this part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe process, watching and waiting in the cellar as our wines start \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etheir journey. It is then our duty and honor to give them however much \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etime on the lees they need to discover their own optimal development.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis respect for mother nature and the natural process makes our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehippie hearts so happy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlmost as happy as this partial skin-contact white, which is rich and textured rather than linear and lean like most cool-climate M\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eüller-Thurgau.  Sunny and vibrant, it tastes like grilled pineapple, grapefruit and orange blossoms, its intense acidity balanced by the rich fruit, reminding us of an exotic cocktail on a Mexican beach.  Which is exactly the sort of escape we're looking for in the glass these days -- happy hour, take us away!  Limited quantities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67545966739674,"sku":"dnw1792015679655","price":20.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/2591\/2282\/files\/2019-weingut-schmitt-muller-thurgau_1.jpg?v=1792015686","url":"https:\/\/deadstockfabricwear.shop\/products\/2019-weingut-schmitt-muller-thurgau","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}