Årø Vingård

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  Årø Vingård Honningsyp Liqueur 35 cl 16.5%

  Item no.: 2222-0356

  On the small island of Årø, tucked into the Little Belt where vines grow closer to the water than almost anywhere else in Denmark, sits a bottle that brings together the island's two sweetest treasures: the grapes and the bees. Honningsyp from Årø Vingård is made with honey from the vineyard's own hives in the apple orchard, and the result is soft, golden and full of late-summer warmth.

  Expert's Description

  Årø Vingård Honningsyp Liqueur is a Danish honey liqueur from Årø Vingård, bottled at 16.5%. The bottle belongs to the vineyard's small range of liqueurs, made alongside the estate's wines, on the same soil and with the same philosophy of using what the island itself provides.

  The vineyard's story began in 2004, when Svend Aage planted the first 125 vines on Årø after visiting a small winegrower in Christiansfeld. It grew year by year, and in 2015 Lisbeth and Jakob Lei took over the estate, just before a harvest, with plans to turn it into a year-round destination built around wine, apples and honey. Today the fields hold more than 5,000 vines and 1,200 apple trees, and the beehives dotted around the orchard supply the honey behind this very bottle.

  Honningsyp is an old Danish tradition: spirits sweetened with honey until they turn round, sweet and gentler in strength. Årø Vingård's version is made with honey from its own bees, giving the liqueur a softness that only comes when the raw ingredient hasn't travelled far.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  The nose offers warm honey and a touch of beeswax, with a hint of ripe fruit from the orchard's apple trees.

  Taste

  The palate is round and sweet, with honey at its centre and a light acidity at the edges that keeps it from tipping into sweetness overload.

  Finish

  The finish is soft and gently warming, lingering with one last note of flower honey.

  Specifications

  Name: Årø Vingård Honningsyp Liqueur 35 cl 16.5%
  Distillery: Årø Vingård
  Region/Country: Årø, Southern Jutland, Denmark
  Type: Honningsyp Liqueur
  ABV: 16.5%
  Size: 35 CL
  Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at cellar or room temperature, alongside dessert or coffee

  Flavour Profile

  Sweet · Honey · Round · Lightly Acidic

  Did You Know?

  Did you know that Årø Vingård now has its own small production space, where visitors can create their own signature drink? That makes the vineyard one of the few places in Denmark where you can walk between the vines and blend your own bottle to take home.

  See our full range of Årø Vingård

  • 26,75
    1pcs.
    23,25EUR
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  Årø Vingård Redwine 2018 Danish Red Wine 75 cl 12%

  Item no.: 059666-96322

  Out in the Lillebælt strait, where the current splits Haderslev Fjord from Assens, lies Årø – 600 hectares of Danish island life, with fewer than 200 year-round residents, apple trees and salt air. This is where the grapes for this red wine grow, and 2018 was one of the years the Danish summer truly delivered.

  Expert's Description

  Årø Vingård Rødvin 2018 is a Red Wine from Årø in Denmark made from Léon Millot, Rondo and Regent grapes, bottled at 12% ABV.

  The vineyard was founded in 2004 by Svend Aage, who planted the first 125 vines after visiting a winegrower in Christiansfeld. By 2007 it had grown to 2,200 vines, and bottles went on sale from 2008. Today it's Jakob and Lisbeth Leij who run the place – they took over just before the 2015 harvest and have since expanded to 5,600 vines, alongside 1,200 apple trees. Léon Millot, Rondo and Regent are hybrid varieties bred to cope with the Danish climate, and together they produce a red wine with more colour and body than you might expect this far north. 2018 was a warm vintage in Denmark, and the wine's ripeness shows it.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Blackcurrant and blueberry lead the way, with a touch of cherry stone and a faint, toasted note from the subtle oak influence.

  Palate

  Light yet surprisingly full-bodied – the berry character carries through, the tannins are soft and well judged, giving a pleasant structure without ever feeling heavy.

  Finish

  Clean and fruity, with a calm trail of dark berries and a discreet hint of oak.

  Serving & Food Pairing

  Serve at 16-18°C in a standard red wine glass – no decanting needed. It pairs well with lighter grilled dishes, poultry and veal, but also works nicely on its own after dinner. Drink it now for the fruit-forward style, or give it 1-3 years and it opens up a little further.

  Specifications

  Name: 2018
  Producer/Winery: Årø Vingård
  Region/Country: Årø, Denmark
  Grape Variety(ies): Léon Millot, Rondo, Regent
  Vintage: 2018
  ABV: 12%
  Size: 75 CL
  Vegan: No
  Serving Temperature: 16-18°C
  Decanting Recommended: No
  Glass Type: Red Wine Glass

  Flavour Profile

  Fruity · Berry · Medium-bodied · Soft Tannin · Subtle Oak

  Did You Know?

  Årø has fewer than 200 permanent residents – yet the vineyard alone draws around 20,000 visitors to the island every year.

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  • 30,75
    1pcs.
    26,75EUR
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  Årø Vingård Solbærsnaps Danish Aquavit 35 cl 35%

  Item no.: 2222334-96

  Blackcurrants from the vineyard's own bushes on a small island in the Little Belt, pressed and distilled into something stronger than juice. It's summer bottled for the darker months.

  The Expert's Description

  Årø Vingård Solbærsnaps Dansk Snaps is a Danish fruit snaps at 35% ABV from Årø Vingård.

  Årø Vingård is located on the island of Årø in the Little Belt near Haderslev, best known for its wines, but it also runs its own small distillery producing snaps and gin alongside the winemaking. The blackcurrant snaps is made at this distillery from fresh blackcurrants.

  The snaps carries the blackcurrant's tart, fresh character straight from berry to bottle, without heavy spicing, letting the fruit's own flavour take centre stage.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh, berry-forward aroma of blackcurrant with a tart edge.

  Palate

  Distinct blackcurrant flavour, tart and juicy with a light sweetness.

  Finish

  Short to medium, with the blackcurrant's tartness as the last thing you notice.

  Specifications

  Name: Årø Vingård Solbærsnaps Dansk Snaps
  Distillery: Årø Vingård
  Country: Denmark
  Type: Fruit Snaps
  ABV: 35%
  Size: 35 CL
  Serving suggestion: Serve chilled as a fresh snaps or alongside desserts with dark berries

  Flavour Profile

  Blackcurrant · Tartness · Fruit · Fresh

  Did You Know?

  Årø Vingård started in 2004 as a vineyard, but has since expanded with its own distillery, where this blackcurrant snaps, among other spirits, is made.

  • 17,25
    1pcs.
    15,00EUR
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  Årø Vingård Sommergin Danish Gin 50 cl 42%

  Item no.: 22222482-81663

  On the tiny island of Årø in the Little Belt, where vineyards meet salt marsh, sits Årø Vingård. The winemakers here paired their grapes with juniper and wild coastal herbs to create a summery gin grown from their own soil.

  Expert's description

  Årø Vingård Sommergin is a Danish Gin traditionally distilled at the vineyard's own facility and bottled at 42%.

  Årø Vingård has made wine on this small island in Haderslev Fjord since 2004. When they set out to find their own gin botanicals, they consulted local nature guides about what actually grows wild on Årø Kalv, a tiny islet just off the main island.

  Juniper forms the classic backbone, while liquorice root and coriander seed add warmth and depth. Sea rocket from the salt marshes lends a light peppery lift, and rosehip leaves round the flavour off with a soft floral note.

  The result is a soft, summery gin with a clear sense of place, made by people who know this island's nature better than most.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  The nose offers fresh juniper and a touch of liquorice sweetness, backed by a light, herbal, coastal note.

  Palate

  The palate is round and soft with mild sweetness, medium bitterness and a hint of peppery warmth from the coriander seed.

  Finish

  The finish is long and floral, with a last trace of rosehip and fresh herbs.

  Specifications

  Name: Årø Vingård Sommergin
  Country: Denmark
  Type: Danish Gin
  ABV: 42%
  Size: 50 CL
  Serving suggestion: Gin & Tonic with Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic and a slice of lime
  Distillery: Årø Vingård
  

  Flavour profile

  Soft · Summery · Peppery · Floral · Local

  Did you know?

  The botanicals for Sommergin are foraged directly on Årø Kalv, a tiny uninhabited islet off Årø, where the vineyard's own team walks out to gather sea rocket and rosehips.

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  • 40,00
    1pcs.
    34,75EUR
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  Årø Vingård Æblelikør Danish Paradise Apple Liqueur 35 cl 16,5%

  Item no.: 2222-0355

  On the small island of Årø in the Little Belt, where apple trees line the vineyard's rows, small aromatic paradise apples are picked to become this golden liqueur. It's a bottle that tastes of Danish summer and one island's proud orchard.

  Expert description

  Årø Vingård Apple Liqueur Paradise Apple is a Danish fruit liqueur at 16.5% ABV, made from paradise apples grown on Årø Vingård's own plantation on the island of Årø in Haderslev Fjord. The small, intensely aromatic paradise apples are pressed and processed into a liqueur with a beautiful golden colour and a natural, concentrated apple sweetness only these small apple varieties can give. The vineyard, which today runs both vineyards and a larger apple plantation, has specialised in turning the island's fruit into wines, cider and liqueurs with local identity.

  The liqueur is gently produced so the paradise apples' fresh character is preserved, and its moderate strength makes it pleasant to enjoy both neat and in cocktails.

  Taste

  The nose offers fresh apples, a touch of blossom and ripe fruit skin, while the palate is round and soft with a fine balance between natural sweetness and a light acidity that keeps the liqueur fresh throughout.

  Specifications

  Name: Paradise Apple Liqueur
  Producer: Årø Vingård
  Region/Country: Årø, Denmark
  Type: Danish Fruit Liqueur
  Main ingredients: Paradise apples
  ABV: 16.5%
  Size: 35 CL
  Serving suggestion: As an aperitif, with a cheese board, with desserts, or in cocktails with fresh apple notes

  Flavour profile

  Sweet · Fruity · Fresh · Floral

  Did you know?

  Paradise apples are a small, decorative apple variety originally grown mostly as ornamental trees, but on Årø their intense aroma and natural sweetness are put to use in liqueur production instead.

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  • 22,75
    1pcs.
    19,75EUR
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  Årø Vingård Æblesnaps Danish Schnapps 35 cl 35%

  Item no.: 2222334-97

  Crab apples from the vineyard's own orchard, pressed and distilled into a snaps carrying the whole scent of autumn. A small bottle of Danish garden.

  The Expert's Description

  Årø Vingård Æblesnaps Dansk Snaps is a Danish fruit snaps at 35% ABV from Årø Vingård.

  Årø Vingård is located on the island of Årø in the Little Belt near Haderslev and, alongside its winemaking, runs its own small distillery. The apple snaps is made here from crab apples grown in the vineyard's own orchard, distilled into a fruit snaps with a clear apple character.

  With more than 1,200 apple trees, Årø Vingård has plenty of fruit for cider, apple wine and snaps, and the apple snaps is one of the spirits that draws on this part of the production.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh apple aroma with a hint of sweetness, reminiscent of ripe crab apples.

  Palate

  Round apple flavour with a light tartness and a distinct fruitiness.

  Finish

  Short to medium, fresh, with the apple's acidity as the last impression.

  Specifications

  Name: Årø Vingård Æblesnaps Dansk Snaps
  Distillery: Årø Vingård
  Country: Denmark
  Type: Fruit Snaps
  ABV: 35%
  Size: 35 CL
  Serving suggestion: Serve chilled as a fresh snaps or alongside apple desserts

  Flavour Profile

  Apple · Fruitiness · Tartness · Fresh

  Did You Know?

  Årø Vingård has more than 1,200 apple trees in its own orchard, which among other things supply the crab apples used for this snaps.

  • 17,25
    1pcs.
    15,00EUR