Growing Conditions
THE LA CRESCENT & MARQUETTE WERE GROWN AT SUMMIT VALLEY VINEYARD IN LUDINGTON, MI.
THE CAYUGA WAS GROWN AT WESTERN SKY VINES IN HUDSONVILLE, MI.
Harvest
THE GRAPES WERE HAND HARVESTED SPECIFICALLY FOR SPARKLING WINE PRODUCTION AROUND MID-LATE SEPTEMBER.
Winemaking
‘DELIZIA’ IN ITALIAN MEANS DELIGHT. AS PIRATES, WE ADHERE TO THE OLD SAYING, ‘PINK WINE AT NIGHT, PIRATES DELIGHT; PINK WINE IN THE MORNING, PIRATES WARNING’.
ALL OF THE GRAPES WERE GENTLY FOOT TREAD. SKIN CONTACT VARIED BETWEEN TWELVE HOURS TO AS MUCH AS ONE WEEK BEFORE PRESSING IN A SIMPLE BASKET PRESS. THE WINE WAS NATIVE YEAST FERMENTED IN 208L FOOD GRADE HDPE BARRELS. NO ADDITIONS OR SUBTRACTIONS WERE MADE DURING THE WINEMAKING PROCESS & LITTLE TO NO TECHNOLOGY WAS UTILIZED. THE WINE WAS BOTTLED BEFORE THE END OF PRIMARY FERMENTATION, ALLOWING THE FERMENTATION TO COMPLETE IN THE BOTTLE. THE WINE WAS LEFT UN-DISGORGED (WITH SEDIMENT), AS WE FEEL THIS ADDS PURITY, COMPLEXITY & PROTECTION TO THE WINE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE LOST IF REMOVED. THE RESULT IS A DRY, GENTLY SPARKLING WINE THAT IS FLORAL, LOW ALCOHOL (11%) AND EXCEPTIONALLY VERSATILE.
Food Pairing
DELIZIA SHOULD BE STORED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND SERVED COOL TO COLD, AS PER YOUR TASTE.
FEEL FREE TO POUR DELIZIA SLOWLY INTO A DECANTER TO SEPARATE THE WINE FROM THE SEDIMENT, OR AGITATE THE BOTTLE PRIOR TO OPENING IF THAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE.
PAIRING SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE: JUST ABOUT ANYTHING! SPARKLING ROSÉ IS AS VERSATILE AS WINE CAN BE - ENJOY THE POSSIBILITIES!
