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Hummingbird Red

Hummingbird Red Wine Details
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Description: This wine is made from our estate grown Chambourcin grapes. We press the juice as soon as the grapes are harvested and ferment in a white wine style similar to a White Zinfandel. Lightly sweetened and a smidgen of oak for a light pepper flavor. Not to dry. Not to sweet.

Varietal Definition
Chambourcin:
A french-american hybrid used to make red wines with fruity flavors and some herbaceousness. Grown in the cooler regions of Eastern U.S. and Canada. Decreasing acreages also found in Europe; due to stringent European Union rules these varieties cannot be blended with traditional varieties.


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