Izwa Ukunotha Kwezinhlobonhlobo zamaGreki ngeGaia Wines

Yasungulwa ngo-1994 ngu-Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, isazi sezolimo esineziqu ze-Ph.D. ku-Enology yase-University of Bordeaux II, kanye no-Leon Karatsalos, isazi sezoLimo, I-Gaia Wines ihlanganisa umoya wamaGreki obalulekile wokufuna ukwazi kanye nemfundo.

Lo mkhuba ubonakala ekwenziweni kwabo iwayini, njengoba belwela ukwethula abathanda iwayini emhlabeni wonke ngobuhle obungenakuqhathaniswa.

Okwamanje, I-Gaia Wines ngokuziqhenya isebenzisa izindawo ezimbili zewayini ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezitholakala phakathi kwezifunda ezimbili ze-PDO ezithembisayo zaseGreece (Ukuqokwa Okuvikelwe Komsuka).

Kulo lonke uhambo lwakhe, inhloso eyinhloko ka-Gaia bekuyiyo, futhi isasele, ukukhuliswa nokubungazwa kwezimfanelo ezihlukile ezitholakala ezinhlotsheni zamagilebhisi zamaGreki zomdabu ezifana ne-Agiorgitiko ne-Assyrtiko.

Lokhu kuzinikela kuqondiswe ekuzuzeni ukuqashelwa emhlabeni jikelele.

Ikhampasi eqondisa indlela ka-Gaia ibilokhu iwukungaguquguquki okuqinile kanye nokuzinikela okungantengantengi kukhwalithi.

Iwayini labo, elinamathela ezindinganisweni eziphakeme kakhulu, lihlobisa amashalofu amazwe angu-25 emhlabeni wonke—kusuka eJapane kuya e-United States, futhi ahlanganisa izindawo zaseScandinavia kuya e-Australia.

Usuku nosuku oludlulayo, izibalo zokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kanye nokuhlonishwa kuyaqhubeka nokukhula, okuwubufakazi bezifiso ezinwetshiwe ze-Gaia Wines.

Isifiso esingapheli sokufunda nokwamukela ukuzizwisa okusha sibhebhezela uhambo lokutholwa, oluqhubekayo.

U-Yiannis Paraskevopoulos ugcizelela umbono wabo oyisisekelo, "Sibeke ngamabomu izindawo zethu zewayini endaweni ebaluleke kakhulu ye-viticultural landscape yaseGreece, ngenhloso yokwenza iwayini elingagcini nje ngokuphila emhlabeni wonke kodwa elihambisana nezindinganiso zekhwalithi ezingayekethisi."

Enanela lo mbono, u-Leon Karatsalos uyacacisa, “Inhloso yethu bekuwukuba labo abahlangabezana namalebula e-Gaia Wines babambe ngokushesha isisusa sethu sokushayela, esihlale siqinile—ukuhlolisisa izici ezihlukahlukene zezinhlobo zamaGreki, ngokugxila okuhlukile ku-Agiorgitiko ne-Assyrtiko, ukuqinisekisa ukuduma kwabo emhlabeni jikelele.”

Ngaphakathi kwe-Nemea, i-Gaia Wines ikhethe ukusebenza, ikhiqiza iwayini elihlukaniswe ngaphansi kwe-Nemea PDO kanye ne-Peloponnese PGI.

Ngendawo yayo yezimboni yesimanje eyakhiwa ngo-1997 phakathi kwezindawo ezibukeka kahle zesivini sabo esizimele e-Koutsi, eqhwakele kumamitha angama-550 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, le ndawo yewayini inokuheha kwamanje.

Ukwakheka kwenhlabathi yezivini—okunotshwala nokukhipha amanzi kahle—kanye nesimo sezulu esishisayo kuyahlangana ukuze kukhiqizwe amagilebhisi asezingeni eliphansi uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izivini zesifunda. Lesi simo sinikeza amandla ithimba labenzi bewayini lika-Gaia ukuthi lengamele ngokucophelela zonke izigaba zenqubo ye-vinification, okuholela ekubeni kube nephothifoliyo ekhethekile yamawayini aphambili.

I-Gaia Estate, i-Nemea PDO

U-Yiannis Paraskevopoulos uyaqhubeka echaza: “Njengoba siphezu kwemimango eseNingizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Koutsi, sithambekela ngokucophelela emivinini yethu ye-Agiorgitiko, sibona ngeso lengqondo ukwakhiwa kwewayini elibomvu elibonakala ngobuntu balo obumangalisayo namandla alo okuguga ngokujulile. Umgomo wethu uwukukhipha zonke izinhlanganisela ezibalulekile enanini elincane lamagilebhisi.

“Inqubo yethu yokwenza iwayini ihlelwe ukuze ihlanganise ingcebo yamagilebhisi engokwemvelo ewayinini eliwumphumela, igcine ubunjalo bayo busesimweni sayo esimsulwa. Isigaba sokuqala esibalulekile sizungeza ukukhishwa okubanzi kwangemva kokuvutshelwa. Ngokulandelayo, iwayini elisanda kuzalwa livuthwa okungenani izinyanga eziyi-12 emiphongolweni ye-oki yaseFrance engamalitha angama-225.

“Isici ngasinye esiyinkimbinkimbi, kusukela emthonjeni wehlathi kuye ezingeni lokusha, indlela yokukhetha izinkuni, nayo yonke imininingwane ewumzuzu, icutshungulwa futhi ikhethwe ukuze ifinyelele umvuthwandaba ngewayini eliyinkimbinkimbi eyinkimbinkimbi.

“Lapho ifinyelela esiqongweni sayo, i-Gaia Estate ifakwe ebhodleleni ngqo kusuka ku-cask, igwema noma yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha zokuqala ezifana nokugodola noma ukuhlungwa. Le ndlela yokucophelela ivikela ingqikithi yezinto ezibalulekile zewayini lethu.

“Ibuka umbala obomvu klebhu nomnyama, iGaia Estate inomfanekiso oyinkimbinkimbi futhi onephunga elimnandi elihlanganiswe namanothi esithelo, i-oki, i-vanilla, nama-clove. Ukuzwakala komlomo wayo okumnandi, umzimba ogqamile, ukwakheka okuqinile, nama-flavour anezingqimba kuyavumelana ukuze kuchazwe umlingiswa walo mnikelo we-Nemea ongajwayelekile.

“Ngokungangabazeki, leli yiwayini elenzelwe ukuhamba kwesikhathi. Lapho igcinwe kahle endaweni epholile engaphansi kwezinga lokushisa eliphakathi kuka-12°C no-14°C, iqhubeka nohambo lwayo lokuguqula, ikhule ibe intokozo ecwebe nakakhulu nehleleke nakakhulu phakathi neminyaka engamashumi amabili ezayo.”

Njengoba uzitika, khumbula ukwaba isikhathi sokuhoxiswa kwe Izindleko zamasheya GAIA ESTATE, okuyivumela ukuba iphefumule okungenani isigamu sehora. Lokhu kwembulwa kobukhulu bayo obusha ngokungangabazeki kuzokuthatha futhi kujabulise izinzwa zakho.