{"id":7567,"date":"2023-09-29T11:11:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/south-west\/news\/7567-fruity-and-elegant-joint-venture-that-has-been-three-centuries-in-the-making"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:13:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:13:02","slug":"fruity-and-elegant-joint-venture-that-has-been-three-centuries-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/south-west\/news\/7567-fruity-and-elegant-joint-venture-that-has-been-three-centuries-in-the-making","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fruity and elegant&#8217; joint venture that has been three centuries in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month\u2019s Expert Review is by Alex Bassick, Assistant Manager of Pairing Wine Bar.\u00a0 S<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">et up by two sisters, Pairings is a cosy, independent wine bar in York, where the incredibly knowledgeable Alex and the amazing team of Somms offer a diverse range of wines as well as delicious wine experiences. Definitely pop in and say hello next time you are in the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pairings.co.uk\/<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barriquefinewines.com\/product\/sylvaner-reserve-millesime-2019-rolly-gassman-alsace\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/2023\/09\/Sylvaner-Reserve-e1695982120722-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/2023\/09\/Sylvaner-Reserve-e1695982120722-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/2023\/09\/Sylvaner-Reserve-e1695982120722-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/2023\/09\/Sylvaner-Reserve-e1695982120722-300x450.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/2023\/09\/Sylvaner-Reserve-e1695982120722-500x750.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/2023\/09\/Sylvaner-Reserve-e1695982120722-600x900.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/2023\/09\/Sylvaner-Reserve-e1695982120722.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Sylvaner Rolly-Gassman\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having both operated since the 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Century ,the Rollys and the Gassmans each have their own storied winemaking history, but after being joined by marriage in 1967 their journey in the world of wine became a joint venture, taking the very best aspects of each family and combined knowledge of generations of skill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The verdant rolling hills of Alsace provide some of the finest winemaking conditions in the world, with long and dry afternoons allowing full ripeness in grapes and the Vosges mountain range shielding the vineyards from prevailing westerly winds, this region is a small tropical paradise nestled neatly into central Europe. The Rolly-Gassman vineyards are set across 52 hectares in the Haut-Rhin, where the gentle summer heat meets 21 distinct types of subsoil producing some of the finest grapes in the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hard work continues into the winery where fermentation runs for between 4-6 months with local yeasts with an additional 11 months of ageing. The majority of wines produced by Rolly-Gassman end up in Michelin starred restaurants in France, so it\u2019s safe to say that we\u2019re exceptionally fortunate to be able to experience them in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wineclub.thebusinessdesk.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2108192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/WINE-CLUB-STORY-SIZE-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Sylvaner first joined our ranks as a wine we\u2019d sourced from Barrique for our New Year\u2019s Eve tasting menu. Every Somm loved it so much we had to make it a permanent addition to our list. Fruity and elegant but packed full of flavour, this wine embodies the finest aspects of exceptional terroir and incredible winemaking. Candied pineapple and mango leaves with hints of residual sugar on the palate, warming nutty complexity softens the taut acidity and underlying minerality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A well put together wine that is fantastic as a standalone glass or paired with the salty tang of blue cheese or the earthy notes of truffle dishes. Either way, make mine a large!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/barriquefinewines.com\/product\/sylvaner-reserve-millesime-2019-rolly-gassman-alsace\/<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sylvaner Rolly-Gassman\u00a0is a firm favourite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":7569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120901],"coauthors":[65],"class_list":["post-7567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wine-club"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Fruity and elegant&#039; joint venture that has been three centuries in the making - South West<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/south-west\/news\/7567-fruity-and-elegant-joint-venture-that-has-been-three-centuries-in-the-making\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Fruity and elegant&#039; joint venture that has been three centuries in the making - 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