3 Responses to “2005, Solms-Hegewisch, Africana Shiraz (desiccated on the vine), $38”

1. 1 BAS
   Mar 11th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

   This review is striking. I am not sure that it completely makes sense to me, but it certainly allows me to visualize the wine. I suppose that’s the point!

2. 2 NYBreton
   Apr 15th, 2008 at 4:00 pm

   Thanks. The wine is striking. If you can find it get a bottle. They use a process that goes back to the romans called “Dessication on the vine”. The stem is pinched when it reached a certain brix with pliers, cutting off water flow and causing the fruit to dry slightly before picking. The resultant juice has a concentration that has a slight touch of amarone like concentration but still fresh. Its really cool. Imported by Vinum Global. I know they are distributed on the west coast.
   The girl was sexy, like the wine, and i thought the candy stripes showed the fruit quality and the blood/slashed dress spoke to the dessication. Hey - I tried!

3. 3 Dave
   Sep 28th, 2008 at 8:19 am

   I bought three bottles of this from the farm in SA, it’s a fantastic wine. I’m saving my third for Christmas.

   The Solms farm was by far the best when it came to the tasting tour.

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