Description
Pillitteri Estates Canada Collection Vida Select Late Harvest 375ml
Pillitteri family company puts all his heart and love created by them drinks. Pillitteri family winemaking – is not just a way to make money is a life of each family member individually and collectively.
TASTING NOTES
Color: Wine bright scarlet color.
Taste: The taste of wine is filled with tones of sweet cotton candy, hints of strawberry, black pepper and spices. The drink is characterized by bright acidity and excellent balance.
Aroma: The aroma of wine there are tones of mint, raspberry, red licorice and light nuances of nutmeg.
Gastronomy: Wine is recommended to use paired with dark chocolate or red berries.
About Pilliterri
The history of the winery Pillitteri has its roots in the heart of Sicily, where she lived and worked for generations of grape growing family Pillitteri. In 1948, 12-year-old Gary Pillitteri with his father went to Canada in search of a better life. They settled in the region of Niagara. Soon the rest of the family moved to them. The summer of 1957, Gary met Lena Agro, which was his countrywoman, but also lived in Canada. In 1960, June 18, Gary and Lena married. In December 1965, the family moved to Pillitteri Niagara to the lake and there acquired a small fruit farm. On the farm growing vegetables, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, apples and grapes. In 1973 the family opened Gary Fruit market, which operates to this day. Over the years, the family of Gary Fruit market has become very popular and a genuine interest. Soon, Gary took the initiative of planting vineyards. He became one of the first in Niagara Falls, who began studying winemaking. In 1988, Gary decided to experiment and set up a small batch of wine “Vidal” Icewine. Subsequently, ice wine Pillitteri received many awards in a variety of competitions. So, gradually, was formed family winery Pillitteri. Already in 1993, the plant produced about 16,000 bottles of wine per year. Through hard work and dedication of winemakers, wine Pillitteri achieved recognition and have been awarded many titles at national and international level.
Pillitteri vineyards occupy a little more than 100 hectares of land. Currently, the number of products is 100 thousand bottles. Today, the company’s outstanding winemaker Aleksandar Kolundzic developed new aromatic white wines and deep, decent, aged red wines, providing consumers with a wide range of products. In order to build a cellar Pillitteri Winery, has been used 1,350 tonnes of concrete. Cave meets all standards: air temperature is constantly kept at 12 ° C, relative humidity ranges from 50% to 70%. Basement protected from light penetration and external vibration. For aging their wines Pillitteri used barrels of French and American oak.
Pillitteri family company puts all his heart and love created by them drinks. Pillitteri family winemaking – is not just a way to make money is a life of each family member individually and collectively.
Canadian Olympic Team
Pillitteri is proud to produce the official Team Canada Wine Collection and offer the collection of Red, White and Icewine available across Canada.
One dollar from the sale of each bottle of Team Canada wine goes directly to the Canadian Olympic Foundation to support Canadian athletics and our athletes dreams of competing at an Olympic Games.
Look for the Team Canada Wine Collection in stores across Canada.
