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Plums and blackberries combine with smooth tannins in this Fairtrade wine (voted best Fairtrade red by The Independent 27/2/08).
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Voted best Fairtrade red by the Independent 27th February 2008: fabulously rich, velvety wineThis is good, rich Malbec with aromas of plums and blackberries, smooth velvety tannins and plenty of structure. Ideal with meaty stews, steak or duck and a gooey cheese or two!
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In the heart of Mendoza wine country lies Luján de Cuyo, an area where the dry soil and the hot days and cool nights form the perfect conditions for cultivating grapes. Malbec does especially well in Argentina and winemakers Héctor and Pablo Durigutti craft Soluna at the boutique Bodega Furlotti winery. Wine arrived in Argentina with its earliest Italian immigrants. And for generations Mendoza has been the thriving heart of this new tradition, its landscape dotted with small, family vineyards and wineries. But this heritage has come under threat since the economic crisis of 2001. The smallest growers are being squeezed out by large commercial operations and by rapid development that encroaches on their land and breaks up 80-year-old vineyards into small commercial lots.In particular, the survival of 'contratistas' – a workforce unique to Argentina's vineyards – is in peril. Contratistas not only maintain the vineyards, they also live on the land with their families. Their income is a percentage of the grape harvest which suffered a significant decline after the peso devaluation. Contratistas are running the risk of extinction, with their numbers decreasing from an estimated 12,000 to a mere 4,000 in the past decade.Soluna is made exclusively from grapes purchased from Viña de la Solidaridad (Vine of Solidarity), an association of 19 small growers and contratistas committed to preserving this unique working partnership and their small, family-owned vineyards. Soluna guarantees a minimum fair price for their grapes regardless of the local and global commodity prices and pays an additional social premium that is invested in education, health and other social projects for the benefit of the entire community.
Product Details:
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol: 14% abv
Country: Argentina
Region: Not Applicable
Unit Size: 75cl
Drinking: 2008-2010
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Shipping Weight: 1kg
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Verified product ownerIn case you were wondering, the bottle now has the FAIRTRADE mark as it is fully certified.
Ethical Superstore staff reviewUnfortunately, the discovery of the Soluna has one downside - the relegation of my previous favourite tipple, the Los Robles Carmenere, to second place, but it would be such a shame to indulge in favouritism... wouldn't it?
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