🍷 Offbeat Wines
Offbeat Wines began in 2018 as a creative outlet for Daniel whilst heading up the winemaking at Langham Wine Estate in Dorset; it has since grown into a full-time family operation with partner Nicola. Both marine biologists, having spent time in New Zealand and then studying at Plumpton College. Since the 2020 harvest they’ve been making the wines in their own cellar, just outside Salisbury. Tiny, but growing, and the Offbeat project continues to slowly expand. Continuing to go from strength to strength and proving the real potential of zero-sulphur English wine.
Loose Juice is a piquette, a 5% crunchy and vibrant naturally sparkling red from Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier pomace and honey. A piquette is essentially a low-alcohol wine made from the second pressings of grape pomace. Derived from the French word for something close to a “prickle,” it hints to its gentle fizz. Yet piquettes actually date back to ancient Greek and Roman times. This piquette has had a small addition of local wildflower honey added at bottling, to spark bottle fermentation. 🍯
Field Notes 3 is a multi-layered pithy citrus white from blended Pinot Blanc (92%) and Chardonnay (8%) grapes. With lively acidity it’s had a total of 10 months fermentation and ageing in a mixture of used oak barrels, amphora and stainless-steel vat.
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