- Grape: Grasevina
- Alcohol: 12.5%
- Wine: Grase
- Vintage: 2021
- Winery: SoHu Winery
- Region: Slavonia
- Location: Fericanci, Croatia
- Date: 4/2/23
- Distributor: Total Wine
Curious Synonyms: Welschriesling, Riesling Italico, Vojvodina, Borba.
Nerd Alert: Out of the total availability of this grape, 59% of it comes from Austria and Croatia is third with 15% out of a total of around 7 other countries. The origin is debated but it is Croatia’s most planted grape variety. Easy to grow, prefers dry climates and warm soils, and is a reliable grape. There is no genetic relationship with Riesling and it’s ancestry is unkown.
Personal Note: Beach days are here again for me and what better way to start things off than with a really cool grape, really far from here and just arriving to my cellar thanks to my niece. We are talking about the number one grape grown in Croatia and I was extremely curious to try it out. I researched a lot this SoHu winery and found nothing and my theory is this is yet another white labeled wine from Total Wine. I asked the distributor in the US for feedback. If they do, I’ll add them to the post.
I’ve heard of this grape so much, mainly from Austria, so the fact that I got it from elsewhere goes right down my alley. Like Vouillamouz was telling on my Grape Conversations Episode 3, we will never know some of the parents of grapes like this because there is nothing on the database. There is nothing to compare the DNA to because some of these grapes have succumbed to extinction.
So let’s talk about the wine. The color was a light yellow with a little bit of green to it. The nose is mineral and tart with clear apples while on palate the acidity was medium plus with a long finish. I’m glad I kept some of the wine (1/4 of the bottle) after the beach. Original notes were different and I don’t think it was a change on the wine like in other occasions.
Have you tried this grape?
*Sources for the wine facts are from sites like: Wine Searcher, Wikipedia, Wine.com, WorldsBestWines and the wineries websites.
