Oregon made qvevri

Andrew and Annedria Beckham are the owners of Beckham Estate Vineyards in Sherwood, Oregon, where Andrew is the winemaker. Unique to Beckham Estate Vineyards, Andrew Beckham blends his two passions, wine and art, using Amphorae. Amphorae are terra cotta vessels used as part of an ancient tradition of winemaking in terra cotta vessels, thought to originate in the Republic of Georgia. This is part two of the Beckham oral history interviews. This interview takes place at Union Wine Co. in Tualatin, Oregon where Beckham stores and makes his wine. In this interview, Beckham tells about his experiences using Amphorae. To access more material in this collection, please visit Digital Commons at http://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/ow…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB1MW2kB3a4

Concrete helps to understand terroirs

One of his first steps was to replace stainless steel and wood fermentors with large, tulip-shaped concrete vats for all three wines, which are fermented with wild yeasts.

“With two years of aging in barrel,” says Ruini, “I don’t want to add more wood. Concrete is neutral. Steel has a reducing effect on wine—it’s not the best.”

Are natural winemakers in denial about mousiness?

http://www.themorningclaret.com/2017/are-natural-winemakers-in-denial-about-mousiness/

 

Trelab presented a poster about ongoing Qvevri research at the recent Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers annual meeting.

Trelab presented a poster about ongoing Qvevri research at the recent Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers annual meeting.

via The Qvevri Project.

Kvevri how to deal with

Check this article by Giorgi Barisashvili, an absolute minefield of useful info about the qvevri

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Georgian flagship wine | Marani

I have great confidence in Saperavi, the mostly planted red grape variety in Georgia, in leading Georgian wine to the international market.A dark-skinned variety, Saperavi has pink flesh that gives a deep colour to the wine. Its high tannin and acidity provide the backbone for a wine with long ageing capability. It has black fruits and spicy characters rather like a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. With age, it develops a tertiary bouquet of chocolate, walnut and dried fruits. It is versatile and can be made in different styles: concentrated and tannic using the traditional kvevri method; easy drinking and fruity wine using stainless steel fermentation and minimum tannin extraction; or more elegant and structured wine combining the kvevri method and ageing in oak barrels. It can be dry as in Saperavi or Mukuzani, or semi sweet as in Kindzmarauli.

via Georgian flagship wine | Marani.

Hvino News | Wine News from Republic of Georgia: “Cradle of Wine” is registered by Georgia as a brand name in EU

“Cradle of Wine” is registered by Georgia as a brand name in EU2007’s Georgian postage stamp 18.07.2012 Hvino News Georgia has registered the brand name “Cradle of Wine” in the European Union. EU’s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market has now issued a permit, which means that Georgia will have the exclusive right to present the wine with words “Georgia – the cradle of wine”

via Hvino News | Wine News from Republic of Georgia: "Cradle of Wine" is registered by Georgia as a brand name in EU.