• Caribou

Caribou

Regular price €35,00
Tax included.

Pickup available at Rebel Wines Amsterdam

When an apparel executive turned 60, he didn't retire, he actually moved back to rural Shiga, Japan, built an art museum, and started a winery from absolute scratch so his guests would have something to drink while looking at pottery! While the rest of the industry tried to make crystal-clear, textbook wine, Hitomi Winery went completely rogue by fully embracing raw, cloudy "Nigori" wine. They took a humble table grape and turned it into an absolute cult classic.

The "h3 Caribou" (standing for Hitomi-like, Handmade, and Happou, meaning sparkling) is pure Yamagata-grown Delaware. Naturally fermented with indigenous yeasts, it gets its electric energy by having fresh grape juice added right before bottling to trigger a wild secondary fermentation with absolutely zero added sulfur. Unfined, unfiltered, and unapologetically hazy. Expect a massive hit of crushed green apple, fresh lychee, and tart white peach, all riding on a fierce, thirst-quenching fizz. Utterly crushable.
Maker
Hitomi Winery
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Grape(s)
  • Delaware
Country
  • Japan
Region
  • Shiga Prefectuur
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