Region: Vermont
Grapes: Blueberry
Alcohol: 13%
Notes on the Wine
This fragrant and well-structured blueberry and pure VT maple syrup wine was aged six months in oak barrels and made with Vermont pure maple syrup. It is off-dry, yet fresh tasting. It has notes of berries, vanilla and maple. Pair with any cheese, cream based dishes, white meats or enjoy it on its own or as a spritzer. Serve slightly chilled!
Notes on the Producer
Maquam is a small, family-owned winery located on the shores of Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont. Our award-winning, limited-production fruit wines – and new in 2020, grape wines – are crafted by the Brooks family on land that’s been in the family since the 1600’s.
Our fruit trees and bushes benefit from proximity to Lake Champlain’s nearby shoreline, resulting in an extended fruit-growing season. The still waters of St. Albans Bay and the temperate climate allows our black currants plenty of time to ripen – resulting in deep color and amplified complexity of flavor in our wines. With the opening of the new winery in Milton, Vermont, we will add acres of grapes each year, and look forward to making our first grape wine in 2020. Our chief winemaker and sommelier, Dominic Rivard, with 20+ years of experience in traditional winemaking techniques, employs extended barrel aging when required to bring out the best in our wines.
We have been honored with multiple awards for our wines, including “Fruit Wine of the Year” at the New York International Wine Competition, and silver awards for our Black Currant and Blueberry & Pure Vermont Maple Syrup wines at the 2019 INDY wine competition at Purdue University.
