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Middleburgh Winery

Middleburgh Winery
2022 Blackberry Wine, New York State

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Fruit Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.2% RS: .05%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$20
2023 New York Wine Classic - Best Fruit Wine

Middleburgh Winery
2022 Blackberry Wine, New York State

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Fruit Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.2% RS: .05%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of berry mint preserves and lemonade mix with a supple, tangy, dry-yet-fruity medium-full body and a sleek, interesting, medium-long finish that shows notes of tomato juice, dried berries, and roasted almond with no oak flavor. A pure, dry berry wine with great versatility.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively, Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, New World, Non-Oaky, Savory & Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: berry mint preserves and lemonade mix
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of tomato juice, dried berries, and roasted almond
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Gruyere, Aged Gouda, Pound Cake
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A pure, dry berry wine with great versatility.

The Producer

Middleburgh Winery, LLC

The Producer

Fruit Wine

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Serve in a Copita
Fruit wines, produced in many countries, are fermented alcoholic beverages made from fruit or even herbs and flowers. There are dozens of types of fruit wines, ranging from apple, strawberry and peach to elderberry, rhubarb and dandelion.

May of these are quite sweet, although some, such as pineapple, are rather dry. As many of these fruits are very high in acidity and would produce a wine that would be too acidic for most tastes, water is often added during the production process to create a less tart sensation. Alcoholic contents range from 10% to 16% or so.

Fruit wines are made for immediate pleasure, generally enjoyed on their own at a picnic or backyard barbecue.