Thursday 13 November 2014

A Japanese wine made from Adirondac

I tasted a Japanese wine made from a grape variety I have not tried before - Adirondac. Having copied the name wrong, I was at a loss to find out what it was, until I discovered that I actually have the catalogue of the Japanese exhibitors at the Fair. Adirondac is an American table grape (according to VIVC) obtained by crossing Isabella with another unspecified grape, and Isabella is itself a labrusca vinifera hybrid. This Adiron 2014 was a pale ruby with a sweet jammy berry nose. The palate was sweet with berry fruit and just a slight hint of labrusca foxiness. A sweet acid backbone provided support.

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