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Altaluvia Riesling 2019
South American wine producer Santa Rita Estates launched a standalone Argentine brand at the end of last year. Called Altaluvia, the brand sources its grapes from the Alluvia vineyard, 1,350 metres above sea level in Gualtallary in the Uco Valley. The range comprises a Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Chardonnay and Riesling. The Riesling grapes were picked at the end of March, with a protective destemming and pressing process carried out. A total of 40% of the juice was fermented in second-use French oak barrels, while the remaining 60% was put into stainless steel tanks. The two wines were later blended, resulting in the finished product.
The Drinks Business
25 January 2021 By Rupert Millar
Symington Family Estates has added a new wine to its ‘Altano’ range from the Douro to support the Rewilding Portugal initiative, including in ‘bag-in-tube’ format.
The ‘Altano Rewilding Edition’ is a blend of classic red varieties from the Douro Valley, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca and as well as being offered in bottle, the new blend will also be packaged in a 2.25 litre bag-in-tube format – which is easily recyclable and has a much lower carbon footprint than glass.
Every sale of the new edition will see a contribution made to support Rewilding Portugal, in addition to the €15,000-a-year that Symington Family Estates is providing to the project through its Symington Impact Fund which is part of its B Corporation requirements.