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Wine Details
Price:
$16.00 per bottle
Description:
Vancouver Island staple grape variety! This cool-climate grape is well balanced: dry yet fruity with exotic aromas of peaches and apricots. A very popular variety at Blue Grouse, Ortega makes for a very versatile food wine!
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Varietal Definition
Ortega:
Ortega’s winter-hardy character has allowed this grape to be successfully grown in British Columbia, and with limited success in Canada’s eastern province of Nova Scotia. This German cross of Muller Thurgau and Siegerrebe is primarily used to enhance Riesling in poor vintages in the Rheinhessen region of Germany. On its own, it can produce rich, flowery, peachy wines, with high natural sugar levels. However, its generally low acidity and its susceptibility to fungal diseases and coulure have limited its use.
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