The wines of Famille Hugel are the perfect match for the rich and savory dishes of the Thanksgiving Feast!
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, there is no better time to begin planning your Thanksgiving holiday menu and include the perfect wines to complement the always-abundant and scrumptious spread. HUGEL, of course, has a wine for each course!
The tricky job is finding the right wine to go with the variety of tastes, textures and aromas that make up the never-ending repast. HUGEL is the brand! And, retailers across the nation will begin—on #HUGELDAY, NOVEMBER 10th—running wine specials on Rieslings, among other varieties, for this favored national holiday! Participants will offer FREE IN-STORE WINE TASTINGS & ‘a little something extra’ to get everyone excited.
We welcome our dear friend, Don Asay, from Frederick Wildman & Co. as our VIP guest. Don is a veteran wine professional with a wealth of knowledge to share with all of you while we taste the beautiful white wines of Famille Hugel : a family producing wine in Alsace, France for 370 years and 13 generations...
For over 370 years and with 13-family generations the Hugel family has produced beautiful classic wines of Alsace. Known today for their passion and modern outlook, the dynamic Hugel family, located in the fortified village of Riquewihr, has earned a worldwide reputation for their Alsace wines. The grapes used to produce Hugel's Classic Rieslings come exclusively from estate owned vineyards or from growers under long term contract surrounding the village of Riquewihr.
Made with sustainable farming practices
and Clay and Limestone soils, the average age of the vines is 20+ years. 2014 is a top vintage for current drinking or aging. Look for ripe stone fruit, green apple, mineral and ripe lemon zest complexities in this aromatic and exquisitely balanced Riesling. Fresh and totally thirstquenching, this is an outstanding example of dry Riesling.
Look for a deep, intense color, with pronounced straw yellow hints, and silky tears running down the side of the glass. The bouquet is soft and supple, intense, characteristically open and expressive, with fully ripe fruit notes, apricot, licorice stick, a touch of buttery brioche, sesame seed, pistachio and fresh hazelnut. The wine fills the mouth, it is rich and well constructed, suave, velvety, soft and almost juicy, with a nice long aromatic finish.
Made with sustainable Practices from vineyards with Lias clay-marl soils and average vine age of 35 years.
Made from old vines averaging 35 years and farmed with sustainable methods, Hugel Pinot Blanc Les Amours is full of ripe pear, apple and tangerine aromas with a juicy yet creamy mouthfeel and lovely minerality and salinity on the palate along with the fresh, clean fruit flavors.
