Federweisser
I am hooked on Federweisser. I first tried it a few weeks ago and I have been craving it ever since, I think that it might be because I know it is in short supply, the last bottles will disappear next week.
Federweisser is a German wine, but it is by no means a fine German wine, in fact if one were to judge it on its objective merits it would have to rate quite low, however objectivity is boring, so subjectivity rules the day, and Federweisser is incrediable! It is only available for a very short period of time between the middle of September and the middle of october, oweing to the fact that it is made of the mash of the first grapes and then is put directly into bottles with yeast to ferment, and the wine must be sold before all of the sugar is turned into alcohol. As a side affect the fermentation of the wine produces loads of carbonic acid (H2O3) and therefore is be sold in a semi-open bottle that must always be refrigerated and always stood up right, this means that real German federweisser does not usually find its way far from German boarders, which is a shame because it is sooo good. It is such a refreshing beverage you have no idea. anyway, I just thought that I would share.
I agree with you 100%! I first tried Federweisser about 4 yrs ago and have been wondering why nobody makes it here in the states….it seems like it would be very simple to make, and considering I live in CA where there are an abundance of wineries….it’s such a shame because it is so delicious.
Hi-
I studied abroad a few years ago in Freiburg, living with a family. I have been trying to google and figure out what it was that we were drinking in early October and finally found it. It is difficult to track down if you don’t know the name and I think that I knew it by something more like “young wine” than Federweisser. Thanks for putting it out there.
Awesome wine!! I am living in Germany right now and just the other day was at our local grocery store and picked up a bottle of this just to try out something new…oh my God I want to run back and buy the last remaining bottles on the shelf!