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HISTORY OF MIRASSOU WINE-MAKING California (since 1854) America’s oldest winemaking
family Six generations of winemaking
tradition More than 150 years of wine-
making Eight uniquely expressive wines (pinot noir, sunset red, chardon-
nay, riesling, pinot grigio, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, sauvignon blanc, moscato)
The warmer temperatures helped the grapes to reach ma-turity and develop rich flavor characteristics
MIRASSOU PINOT NOIRFLAVORS, NOTES, BALANCE
Fruit forward and approachable in style
Has flavors of cherry, straw-berry, and red cur-rant, light vanilla and oak notes.
On the nose, Miras-sou Pinot Noir gives forth aromas of earthiness.
A slight whiff of al-cohol alongside a pleasant ripe rasp-berry aroma
FLAVORS, NOTES, BALANCE
On the palate Delicious fruits of
raspberry and plum. The slightest bit of
dryness accompa-nies a dark flavor of cherry, vanilla, and oak.
The finish is short and round with subtle tan-nins noted on the tongue.
well balanced with a round, full mouth feel.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS
Chicken in Tomato and Olive Braise Chicken in Tomato & Olive BraiseCrostini with Figs Spread
Bubbled Brie Crostini with Fig Spread and Bub-bled Brie.
Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
ETHIOPIAN WINES
Most wine drinkers claim that Ethiopia has the best locally produced wine between Zimbabwe and North Africa. There are a range of Ethiopian produced wines in the market at reasonable prices.
HONEY WINE IS MADE FROM HONEY AND HOPS
Saba Tej, Axum Tej, Nigest wine are Honey Wine
Is a honey wine or mead that is indigenous to Ethiopia, is produced from pure wild flower honey and exotic hops imported from the Highlands of Ethiopia.
It is produced without any sulfites, preservatives, or ar-tificial coloring. It is a semi-sweet wine with 13.5% alco-hol content by volume.
Has the flavor of fruitiness, a nice aroma reminiscent of flowers.
The first private venture in the wine making busi-ness. Castel's Ethiopian wines - provision has been made for reds, whites and rosés
Grape mix are composed of 40% Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon (30%), Syrah (20%) and Chardonnay (10%),
The weather in Ethiopia is very good for wine, the land can support two harvests in a year.