The New Icelandic Wine Reality

Joe Dressner

Joe Dressner
The Icelandic Volcano has made it impossible for 19 vignerons from France and Italy to come to our tastings next week.

Everything has changed. We are entering the new Icelandic Wine Reality.

Some helpful phrases for wine geeks:

Ltil Handlagni Fjlskylda Artisan Framleiendur is Icelandic for Small Handcrafted Artisan Family Wine Producer

Srar me frumbyggja nttrulega ger is Icelandic for Fermented with indigenous natural yeasts

Nei rfa sykur, engin ensm mefer og engin reacidification is Icelandic for No chaptalization, no enzyme treatment and no reacidification

Nei ea lgstur brennistein fyrir utan nttrulega brennisteini framleidd af eldstvum is Icelandic for No or minimal sulfur except for natural sulfur produced by volcanoes

Nn spfulated is Icelandic for Non spoofulated
 
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