OK, so the H&M Hofer Zweigelt Rosé isn’t Italian. It’s still one of my favorite Pink drinks.
This flirty little wine is made organically with Zweigelt, an Austrian grape, which is dark-skinned, and rich with acidity. The short contact with the skins in order to produce this rosé highlights the grape’s elusive aromatics: fresh strawberries, cherry-pits and wet stones. On the palate the wine is bright, crispy and finished with a shimmering minerality. The perfect wine to sip all summer long.
From what I understand, the area where this wine is produced, Auersthal, is an unlikely place for an organic estate. The village has a history of wine making and vine-growing, but also of oil mining. This area north of Vienna is comparable to the Texas of Austria, a region famous for its fossil fuel mining industry. Somehow Franz and Christina Hofer’s 15 hectares of vines produce something even more precious than oil… they make this rosé!
Interesting background on the wine. Looks perfectly cool for summer.
Joanie, one of your wines?
Unfortunately not… I found it in Seattle where it is distributed by Cavatappi, my distributor partner in WA! http://www.cavatappi.com/