Lone Star Verjuice 2021

Vineyard:

The fruit for this condiment was sourced predominantly from fruit thinning for our Premium Pinot Noir.

Some fruit also came our Chardonnay block to lighten crop load n a cool season.

Fruit was picked in early February, 2021

Process

The fruit was pressed in a traditional basket press and the juice transferred to demijohns to settle.

Potassium sorbate and Sulphur dioxide were added to interrupt any spontaneous fermentation.

After a short time the juice was bottled and sealed.

Verjuice Bottled: 1 April, 2021

Vegan friendly: no animal products used.

Lone Star Verjuice

About Verjuice

Verjuice is nonalcoholic and a condiment (not a beverage).

A traditional practice when fruit dropping in smaller vineyards has been to use it to make Verjuice. Because some of blocks would benefit from less fruit load it was a fortuitous juxtaposition between surplus unripe fruit and verjuice making.

Verjuice is best used in cooking; it provides a fruity acidic lift to almost anything. It enhances acidity without the tartness of vinegar. And the result is a flavour boost without detracting from the core ingredients.

It’s great in dressings and sauces and we particularly like using it to bake stone fruits or rhubarb. Just add a bit of brown sugar into a baking dish with the fruit and verjuice and voila: a yummy, cooked fruit for dessert.

A word of warning – Verjuice is not designed to be consumed on its own.