I just read an article in the newspaper El Colombiano of Medellin on Late Harvest wines. I make a comment in my blog because I think it would shed light on the subject and encourage consumption of these wonderful dessert wines.
This type of wine originated in Germany with the famous Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein, more than 150 years ago, became popular in France (Sauternes) and for many years was the drink of the nobility in Europe.
In November 2010, while visiting the wine region of Friuli in Italy, I had the opportunity to try a wine called Picolit, quite popular and consumed mostly locally because of its limited production. It's as good as the best from Germany and France and hopefully will reach the U.S. market very soon.
Now, my comments on this article:
"This article is interesting because it has to do with a little-known wine and this newspaper is a great way of communication to consumers. It is worth noting the fact that they are unappreciated in Colombia due to ignorance and a lack of offer in that market, however, vineyards such as Viu Manent and Undurraga carry excellent examples of Late Harvest wines, not so expensive and with very high quality. These wines are very sweet to the taste, not overloaded with sugar, but rather fully concentrated with natural sweetness produced by over-ripening of the grapes; the fungus, which does not remain in the final product, only pierces the grape skins allowing the evaporation of water, turning the grapes into raisins. It is not a rotten wine, it is not harmful, is digestive and I would recommend the restaurants, instead of removing them from their lists, to teach more about it to consumers who are increasingly more curious to experience what wines like this can offer. "
Commentary about the article “Wine, rotten is also good” in Life and Society of the newspaper El Colombiano, May 7, 2011
