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Verdejo 'Miluva' - Our top wine from Rueda!

Bodegas Valdecuevas, Valladolid, Rueda, Spanje

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• Verdejo 'Miluva'. Fresh Verdejo sealed with pelican, with light support of Sauvignon Blanc. Traditional white winemaking (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation), made from a blend of grapes from different plots, all located in an area no more than four kilometers from the cellar; 90% Verdejo and 10% Sauvignon Blanc . The Miluva Verdejo is a very pleasant glass of white, fresh, lively summer wine in terms of price-quality!
  
  Story behind the label : 'Miluva' is a contraction of Mil and Uva , which literally means 'thousand grapes'. In Spain, the pelican stands for ' saving of life '. Winemaker Valdecuevas indicates with this signature, the pelican, the high quality of the savior of the grapes Verdejo.
• White wine - Fresh, fruity and juicy . Straw yellow wine with citrus tones. High aromatic intensity, aromas of tropical fruit and anise-like spiciness. The taste shows a considerable volume, but remains fresh and pleasant.
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  Good as an aperitif, with raw, lightly grilled and mi-cuit preparations fish with emphasis on freshness, raw and cooked shellfish with citrus and raw and dried meat. Also good with salads with vinaigrette, raw and cooked vegetables and fresh goat cheeses.

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Green Pedro Luis

Bodegas Bastida, Alceño, Jumilla, Spanje

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Very Chardonnay

Anne de Joyeuse, Limoux, Frankrijk

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• Very Chardonnay. Joie de Vivre ! Very nice, full-bodied, higher Chardonnay. Made from hand-selected grapes from Limoux, which are moved in small containers, sorted on tables and pressed. The malolactic and alcoholic fermentation take place in French oak barrels of 220 liters. The yeasts are stirred daily for 2 months to give the wine more aromas and complexity. The wine remains in the same barrel for 8 to 9 months to obtain optimal balance. Made 100% Chardonnay from 20 year old vines from the hills of the upper Aude valley.
  
  Story behind the label: Enjoy life! And that is what the wine cooperative Anne de Joyeuse wants to convey with its wine series 'Very'. Very influences the grape in its ripest form, whereby grape-specific characteristics are emphasized in a balanced way. Since 1994 Anne de Joyeuse has equipped the label ' Protect Planet ' for sustainable economy and the promotion of biodiversity.
  
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. The Very Chardonnay is bright gold in colour with aromas of hay, acacia, citrus, peach and brioche. Great as an aperitif, but also great as a classic meal accompaniment. Lots of flavour and complexity due to the wood aging.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. À la Meunière), oven-baked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mold cheeses.

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Very Malbec

Anne de Joyeuse, Limoux, Frankrijk

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• Very Malbec. Joie de Vivre ! That is exactly what this wine is; Enjoy! A beautiful structured full wine with a long finish and round tannins. Also in the taste the intense fruit of dark fruit, such as blackberry, blackcurrant and blueberry. Made from 100% Malbec , in France they know this grape originally as Côt , according to traditional red wine making (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Fermentation & maturation on oak for 9 months.
  
  Story behind the label: Enjoy life! And that is what the wine cooperative Anne de Joyeuse wants to convey with its wine series 'Very'. Very appear to be the grape in its ripest form, whereby grape-specific characteristics are emphasized in a balanced way. This is done, among other things, by the minimum 9 months of wood aging that all wines receive. Since 1994, Anne de Joyeuse has equipped itself with the label ' Protect Planet ' for sustainable economy and the promotion of biodiversity.
  
• Red wine - Powerful, complex and full. Very deep colour with opaque core. Rich nose, complex, beautiful wood tone well fused with the many fruits. Full, refined taste with velvety fruit, sweet and creamy, beautiful smoky tone of the wood, very long in the aftertaste. Powerful and accessible at the same time. Balanced use of wood.
• Our sommeliers advise: Good with stews with cooked notes, game dishes with spicy notes and red fruit, grilled and roasted rib steak with creamy sauce and cooked vegetables. Also nice with Dry Aged red meat with spicy notes and rich dishes from the BBQ.

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Very Rouge

Anne de Joyeuse, Limoux, Frankrijk

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• Very Rouge. Joie de Vivre ! A full-bodied, complex wine made from a blend of Merlot, Syrah, Malbec and Cabernet Franc . All grapes come from vines located in areas that benefit from climatic conditions. The Merlot and Cabernet Franc in the West, under the influence of the Ocean, planted on a clay-limestone slope. This gives the wine its famous. The Syrah and Malbec in the North-East, under a Mediterranean influence, planted on finer clay soils. This gives the wine its fruitiness and body. These unique conditions, combined with good viticulture, make it possible to produce this advantageous wine.
  
  Story behind the label: Enjoy life! And that is what the wine cooperative Anne de Joyeuse wants to convey with its wine series 'Very'. Very appear to be the grape in its ripest form, whereby grape-specific characteristics are emphasized in a balanced way. Since 1994 Anne de Joyeuse has equipped the label ' Protect Planet ' for sustainable economy and the promotion of biodiversity.
  
• Red wine - Powerful, complex and full. Very deep colour with opaque core. Rich nose, complex, beautiful wood tone well fused with the many fruits. Full, refined taste with velvety fruit, sweet and creamy, beautiful smoky tone of the wood, very long in the aftertaste. Powerful and accessible at the same time. Balanced use of wood.
• Our sommeliers advise: Good with stews with cooked notes, game dishes with spicy notes and red fruit, grilled and roasted rib steak with creamy sauce and cooked vegetables. Also nice with Dry Aged red meat with spicy notes and rich dishes from the BBQ.
  TIP : Ripe brie from Saint-Marcellin.

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Very Viognier

Anne de Joyeuse, Limoux, Frankrijk

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• Very Viognier. Joie de Vivre ! That is exactly what this wine is; Enjoy! A beautiful combination of fullness and freshness. Also in the taste, the peach, acacia and citrus. The wine also has a beautiful and warm acidity that together with the bitterness give it a pleasant and long aftertaste. Wines from the Viognier grape are known for their aromatic character. A beautiful interplay of acacia, blossom, peach and citrus seduce you before you take a sip. Made from 100% Viognier .
  
  Story behind the label: Enjoy life! And that is what the wine cooperative Anne de Joyeuse wants to convey with its wine series 'Very'. Very common grape in its ripest form, which emphasizes grape - specific characteristics in a balanced way. This is done, among other things, by the minimum 9 months of wood aging that all wines receive. Since 1994, Anne de Joyeuse has been equipped with the label ' Protect Planet ' for sustainable economy and the promotion of biodiversity.
  
• White wine - Ripe, round and spicy. Very deep colour with opaque core. Rich nose, complex, beautiful wood tone well fused with the many fruits. Full, refined taste with velvety fruit, sweet and creamy, beautiful smoky tone of the wood, very long in the aftertaste. Powerful and accessible at the same time. Balanced use of wood.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. À la Meunière), oven-baked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mold cheeses.

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Vinho Verde Dom Diogo Arinto Branco

Quinta da Raza, Minho, Portugal

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• Vinho Verde Dom Diogo Arinto Branco. The best friend of the Dutch New Herring! Why? Because the salty, fatty character of herring can appreciate a fresh counterpart. You will find this in this juicy, fresh, subtle Portuguese. Made according to traditional white wine preparation (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation), from 100% Arinto .
  
  About Quinta da Raza: The Quinta da Raza vineyard has won several awards. In 1999, during the Spanish event, 'Fair of Galiza', the Raza vineyard was chosen as 'best vineyard' from a selection of Spanish and Portuguese participants. The vineyard was awarded a silver medal in: 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009 during the wine competition, 'Comissão de Viticultura da Região dos Vinhos Verdes' (CVRVV). In 2008, the CVRVV awarded the owner, Diogo Teixeira Coelho, the certificate: " Best Wine Producer of the Year ."
• White wine - Fresh, light and juicy. Delicate wine with an intense aroma. Display of all kinds of citrus fruits can be discovered. Spicy, soft taste with a slender acidity and a fresh, slightly sparkling mouthfeel. The fresh-dry finish ends with an accent on citrus and green apple.
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  Good as an aperitif, with raw, lightly grilled and mi-cuit preparations fish with emphasis on freshness, raw and cooked shellfish with citrus and raw and dried meat. Also good with salads with vinaigrette, raw and cooked vegetables and fresh goat cheeses.        

  TIP : Very delicate with Hollandse Nieuwe!

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Vinho Verde Raza Branco

Quinta da Raza, Minho, Portugal

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Viognier/Roussanne

Babylon's Peak, Swartland, Zuid-Afrika

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• Winemaking: Made from the originally French (Rhône region) grape varieties Viognier and Roussanne , according to traditional white wine making. After fermentation, the wine matures for another 3 months on the lees.
  Story behind the label: Wine estate 'Babylon's Peak' is named after the high granite peak on the Estate, better known to locals as De Babylonstoren.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Ripe, aromatic wine with aromas of fresh peach and apricot. The wine has a classic character with a soft mouthfeel and pleasant complex notes. Fresh, spicy, intense and robust. Very elegant and beautiful balance.
• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm preparation of fish, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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Weissburgunder 'Henkenberg' Grosses Gewächs

Weingut Salwey, Baden, Duitsland

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• About the wine: Traditional winemaking (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Made from 100% Weissburgunder.
  Story behind the label : ' GG ' stands for ' Grosses Gewächs ', the highest quality standard in German winegrowing; it indicates a quality class of the wine, and in this case the highest quality class (comparable to 'Grand Cru'). To become this quality class the wines are inspected and tasted by the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsguter), Germany's most important quality association). Above this 'GG' designation the logo of the family winery is depicted.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Aromatic, finesseful wine with a lot of future. The nose gives mainly aromas of wood maturation in the form of toasted hazelnut filled with nuances of peach fruit. Full, creamy attack that fans out in an effective aftertaste. Caramel and hazelnut embrace the still very young fruit. Very good quality.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. Me la Meunière), oven-baked fish with rich sauce and fried shellfish au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and healthy salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Beautiful wine with mature white mold cheeses.

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Weissburgunder Grosses Gewächs 'Kirweiler Mandelberg'

Weingut Bergdolt, Pfalz, Duitsland

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• Weissburgunder GG Kirweiler Mandelberg. A wine for the true lover of German wines. Firm, pure 'terroir wine' with concentrated flavors. Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturing). Made from 100% Weissburgunder .
  About the label : The ' Grosses Gewächs ' on the label indicates a quality class of the wine, and in this case the highest quality class (comparable to 'Grand Cru'). To become this quality class the wines have to be inspected and tasted by the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsguter), Germany's most important quality association).
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Pale golden yellow colour. Very concentrated nose of almond, apricot compote, pear and citrus aromas. The taste is inher very concentrated with fruit that is not yet fully enclosed in residual sweetness and elegant wine acids.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm fish preparation, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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Weissburgunder Kabinett Trocken

Weingut Salwey, Baden, Duitsland

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• Weissburgunder Kabinett Trocken. Traditional winemaking (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Made from 100% Weissburgunder .
  'Kabinett' wines are fine, white wines made from instructive grapes with little alcohol. The grapes for this class are harvested first from the prädikat wines. Most Kabinett wines contain a little more residual sweetness and are half semi-rosé in sweetness with an alcohol percentage of up to about 10%.
  
  Story Behind the label : Konrad Salwey, the Winemaker, has His father Wolf Dietrich Salwey , died suddenly. This sad news shook the German wine world to its foundations; Wolf Dietrich Salwey was a very talented and passionate winemaker. After his death He had an image of a wolf (howling) wolf placed, as a memorial to his father.
• White - fresh, fruity and juicy . A specialty of this winery. In contrast to many delicate Pinot Blanc wines from Alsace, this is a wine with storage potential! Pale, straw-yellow color. The aroma is sultry with nuances of almond and honey. Creamy, finely fruity taste with citrus and pineapple fruit. The finale is nicely dry and lasts a long time thanks to the beautiful fruit acids.
• Our sommeliers advise: Good as an aperitif, with raw, lightly grilled and mi-cuit preparations with a focus on freshness, raw and cooked shellfish with citrus and raw and mature meat. Also good with salads with vinaigrette, raw and cooked vegetables and fresh goat cheeses.

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Weissburgunder Kabinett Trocken St. Lamprecht

Weingut Bergdolt, Pfalz, Duitsland

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• Weissburgunger Trocken: This wine is the specialty of Bergdolt. In contrast to many delicate Pinot Blanc wines from Alsace, this is a wine with ageing potential! Creamy and fruity flavors with nuances of almond and herbs. Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation), made from 100% Weissburgunder .
  
  About Bergdolt: Rainer, Günther and Carolin Bergdolt, the eighth generation of the Bergdolt family, succeed in producing the best white wines every year. Wine connoisseurs are particularly fond of the Bergdolt'schen Weißburgunder. "Through our organic process we want to contribute to sustainability and present that our assessments are also effective and remain critical, because the authentic wines of the Bergdolt family are very popular far beyond Germany.
• White wine - Ripe, round and spicy. Pale, straw-yellow colour. The aroma is sultry with nuances of almond and honey. Creamy, finely fruity flavour with citrus and pineapple fruit. The finale ends nicely dry and lasts long with a spicy undertone.
• Our sommeliers advise: Good to combine with raw fish dishes with soy of wasabi, and fried / roasted shellfish and shellfish. Fish dishes with sauerkraut and cream sauces of spicy and spicy elements. Raw meat of poultry with pate and fried goose and duck liver also taste very good with this wine. Just like winter cream soups and fried and oven-baked vegetables of softly cooked bacon and red bacteria cheeses.

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Welschriesling Spatlese

Weingut Grenzhof-Fiedler, Burgenland, Oostenrijk

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