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The time for the new sweet wine has come

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Who knows about Federweißer and enjoys it?

Federweisser (also Federweißer , from German Feder, "feather", and weiß, "white"; from the appearance of the suspended yeast, also known as Sturm, from German Sturm, storm in Austria), is an alcoholic beverage, typically 4% alcohol by volume, but it's not uncommon to see Federweißer in the region of 10% alcohol by volume. (Other than with all other alcoholica, the alcohol content bottles are tagged with is inconclusive, and presents an upper bound, not the actual content at any given time.) It is the product of fermented freshly pressed grape juice, known as must. The term in principle includes all stages of fermentation from must to finished wine.
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Federweisser - Wikipedia

Now is the time to enjoy it!
I do!

It can only be had in this season now - not all year round.
 
Maybe this "Federweißer" is not known - except in German-speaking countries?

Here are other names for it:

It is known as Suser, Sauser, Neuer Süßer (new sweet), or Junger Wein (young wine) in Southwest Germany, Switzerland and South Tyrol, Fiederwäissen in Luxembourg, Sturm (storm, from the cloudy appearance) in Austria, Federweißer in Bavaria, Neuer Wein (new wine) in the Palatinate, Federweiser in Franconia, burčiak in Slovakia, burčák in Czech Republic, vin bourru or vernache in France, musht in Albania, must in Romania, tulburel or karcos in Hungary, "მაჭარი" (machari) in Georgia, "մաճառ" (machar) in Armenia.

(Note that, in Switzerland, this same term has a completely different meaning. There, Federweisser refers to a white wine made from red grapes, typically pinot noir.[1])
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Today we actually had our first new sweet wine of the year.

To celebrate the occasion, I made up a quick poem:

Remember, remember,
the third of September.
For the new sweet wine
is now mine and thine!

Cheers!
 
Nobody has ever seen or tasted it?

Or even heard of it?

A pity.
 
Is this similar to Eiswein?
 
Parrish said:
Is this similar to Eiswein?
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Not really.
It is made in a completely different way.

It is similar in that respect, that it is sweet. - Like grape juice.
But then it changes every day - and becomes less sweet and more alcoholic - as the sugar turns to alcohol.
 
Maybe one cannot get this Federweißer in the US - as it seems so completely unknown there?
Could California not produce Federweißer?
 
I do start to wonder why all the all-knowing wine specialist in this forum know nothing of it.
 
I’m sorry but I likely won’t be drinking it. Sweet wines taste too much like soda for my taste.

Give me a good full bodied Cabernet any day.
 
Gaius46 said:
I’m sorry but I likely won’t be drinking it. Sweet wines taste too much like soda for my taste.
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The Federweißer is something completely different from the usual "sweet wine".
Maybe I should have named this thread "Federweißer".

But I had hoped one would read the explanation first before one starts damning this pleasant drink.
 
I'd never heard of this "wine" before, but found an interesting story about it. Seems it is made in the Finger Lakes region of New York for a one day only celebration. It is not made for sale.

Federweisser: A light, frothy one-day-only Finger Lakes wine - newyorkupstate.com

Federweisser made its way to the Finger Lakes via former Anthony Road winemaker Johannes Reinhardt, who grew up in a wine-making family in southern Germany. Federweisser is a harvest-time tradition there, spawning festivals through the region.
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As fun as the idea of Federweisser sounds, it is extremely limited. Made from freshly picked and crushed Chardonnay grapes, it barely has time to ferment into alcohol and develop its flavors before it's served.

"As the wine is still fermenting, we do not bottle it for for sale any other day then the Federweisser event," Becraft said. The winery makes only about 60 gallons -- the rest of its Chadonnay grapes become "real" wine.

At the festival, Federweisser is tapped straight from the barrel, much like beer. You can also take home some in bottles -- but only after a hole is poked in the cap to release the pressure building from the ongoing fermentation inside.
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I am glad to see that someone has now hit the nail on the head and found out about the REAL FEDERWEISSER!

It can only be had at a very limited time of the year.

One of the things that make it so special!
 
JMR said:
I'd never heard of this "wine" before, but found an interesting story about it.
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You are quite right to put "wine" in inverted commas here.
Because it is no real wine yet.

It is a drink somewhere between grape juice and wine - something on the way to become a real wine later.
 
Rumpel said:
You are quite right to put "wine" in inverted commas here.
Because it is no real wine yet.

It is a drink somewhere between grape juice and wine - something on the way to become a real wine later.
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It was interesting to learn about this. Hope you enjoy a glass or two.
 
JMR said:
It was interesting to learn about this. Hope you enjoy a glass or two.
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As it happens, we really did - just yesterday.
We bought three bottles - one bottle each of all the three varieties: white, red, and rosé.
And we visited my sister in Baden-Baden and enjoyed this "Federweißer", with onion cake and quiche.
One of the pleasures of the season.
 
Here I have found a text in English about the Federweißer:

While you are living here in Germany’s “Great Southwest,” you really should get acquainted with a special seasonal and very regional culinary delight: zwiebelkuchen and neuer wein (hot onion cake and cool, sweet, new wine.

Zwiebelkuchen consists of a yeast dough base topped with chopped onions, eggs, sour cream and bacon, seasoned with caraway seeds. This tasty autumn delicacy is a favorite in wine-growing regions of Germany, Switzerland and Austria after the onion harvest is over and new (or young) wine is ready to drink. Indeed, zwiebelkuchen und neuer wein are an inseparable duo at this time of year.

Each fall in Germany, new wine, also called Federweisser (feathery white) or Federroter, (feathery red), Sauser, etc, is a heady beverage in the transition phase between traubensaft (grape juice), (most) cider and the end product – real wine.

In late September and early October, you can buy new wine from vintners, wine dealers and beverage shops, and even at some supermarkets. Take home a liter or two and enjoy it soon on a cold, rainy or foggy afternoon along with the perfect fall pastry – onion cake. It will be a real feast!

Sample these tasty specialties at your favorite local gasthaus.
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More about it: Autumn Recipe: Onion Cake 'Zwiebelkuchen' - StuttgartCitizen.com
 
Just yesterday I had a pleasant Federweißer one again.
It has developped now.

No longer sweet, but refreshingly dry and sparkling.
Nearly a bit like champagne - but also quite diffrent, of course. Unique.

As I said: "New sweet wine" does not mean, that it is sweet always!
 
Federweißer and Zwiebelkuchen, what a yummy combo. Just make sure you know the way to the nearest Klo.
 
Lovebug said:
Federweißer and Zwiebelkuchen, what a yummy combo.
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Instead of the Zwiebelkuchen you can also have Flammkuchen (Tarte Flambée) or Quiche Lorraine. :)
 
The time for the new sweet wine - or Federweißer - has gone now.
We have to wait for the autumn of 2020 to see it again.

Or for spring of 2020 in the southern part of the globe.
 
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