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Huber Sparkling Rose Non-Vintage
I’ve picked this wine with “Mom” in mind! After all, Sunday May 11th is Mother’s Day. This wine knocks it out of the park - it’s pink, it sparkles and Mom is going to love the pretty label!
It is made by Huber winery in Austria. Have you noticed that the Austrian section in your local wine store is growing? If not, make a point to check it out. I really like Austrian wines for many reasons, the top one being that many of the producers are small family run estates.
This Huber Sparkling Rose is a blend of 50% Pinot Noir an 50% Zweigelt. Have you ever tasted a Zweigelt wine before? It is a grape native to Austria and is grown in many other places including Hungary, Japan and Canada!
The colour of this wine is a light salmon. It has lovely aromas of cherry and raspberry with a hint of black pepper. On the palate it is a dry wine. The bubbles are fine with tart cherry and raspberry fruit flavours. Delicious!
Pick up a bottle at one of these stores in the Calgary area - Sundance Wine Market, Silver Springs Liquor Store, 5 Vines (Bow Trail), Vine Arts (17 Avenue SW), Vine Styles and Cork Fine Wines. You can also go to LiquorConnect.com to find a store that carries it in your community.
Here is the link my CBC Radio March 14, 2025 column on a French wine called Domaine de Castelnau Garenne Picpoul de Pinet
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