GLACIER FUMÉ
$26.99/BOTTLE
Tasting Notes: Dry, smooth white with honey aromatics, followed by full-bodied buttery flavors enhanced by the American Oak.
Pairing: A perfect complement to rich buttery white sauces, red meats or savory root vegetables
Varietal: St. Pepin & Louise Swenson
Appellation: Wisconsin Ledge AVA
Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 12.2%
RS: Semi-Dry
Oak: American
Glacier Fume’ is crafted from the Louise Swenson & St. Pepin grapes which were grown in our AVA, called the Wisconsin Ledge. Both grapes were developed by the pioneer of cold climate viticulture, Elmer Swenson in the 1980s. Swenson was a farmer from Osceola, Wisconsin, who became a self-taught grape breeder and is known as the grandfather of Northern wine growing. Swenson took wild or ‘riparia’ vines growing on the country sides in Wisconsin and crossed them with “vinifera” species of grapes growing in California and Europe. By crossing these species, he created world class grape varieties that are perfectly suited for our climate, some capable of surviving negative 30-degree temperatures.
This wines name reminds us of the glaciers that formed our Wisconsin Ledge AVA. And Steve crafted this wine to be a full bodied white that would appeal to the wine connoisseur, aging it in American oak where it developed buttery rich flavors.
