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WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY Szigeti’s approach to the production of high-quality, affordable sparkling wine is simple. First, they insist on using only the finest grapes from carefully tended vineyards. Next, they generate a firm bubble using the méthode traditionnelle. The wines acquire a distinctive mousseux due to the use of yeasts indigenous to the classical Champagne region in France. The dosages are typically prepared with local sweet wines. For Szigeti, the bottle fermentation process must not hide the integrity of the fruit: the dominant perfumes and flavors of the wines should be of the variety and should not be masked at all by the yeasty notes of secondary fermentation in bottle. To showcase this philosophy, Szigeti crafts sparkling wines from a dozen different varietals, and the hallmark of each is varietal expression. There is no better example of the strength of this philosophy than the Grüner Veltliner Brut. Owned by: Peter and Norbert Szigeti Winemaker: Norbert Szigeti Founded in: 1990 Region: Burgenland Country: Austria Wine: Szigeti, Cuvée Prestige Brut Szigeti, Grüner Veltliner Brut Szigeti, Grüner Veltliner Brut 2011 Special Release Szigeti, Gustav Klimt Blanc de Blancs Brut Szigeti, Pinot Noir Rośe Brut Szigeti, Riesling Brut Spitzer Graben

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