sharãb
non-alcoholic | structured
"the structure of a wine is its hardware,
the physical structure that gives it shape
or outline, much like the
brickwork or walls
of a house"
– Mary Gorman-McAdams (Master of Wine)
instead of an
invasive 'de-alcoholising' process
we use a gentle technique of secondary fermentation
to convert alcohol into acetic acid
- similar to what happens
when wine ages
over time
we then rebalance this
with grape must and an infusion
of selected botanicals to recreate wine's
structure, intensity
& bouquet
a period of ageing in oak then imparts
a layered complexity normally
expected from a
fine wine
"Drinking a very old wine
can be a soulful experience... but it is
also a vector to mystical
experience."
– Terry Theise (wine writer)
inspired
by Sufi poetry
and driven by its perception
of wine as the ultimate metaphor for
the ethereal and the
transcendental
rubàyyát
taking its name from the book of verses
by Omār Khàyyám this a vibrant red,
medium bodied, lightly oaked
with dark fruits and
spice notes
màsnavvī
