{"product_id":"julien-meyer-riesling-zellberg","title":"Julien Meyer - Riesling \"Zellberg\" 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRiesling \"Zellberg\" \u003c\/strong\u003e is a natural wine crafted by \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/julien-meyer\"\u003eJulien Meyer\u003c\/a\u003e, in the Alsace region in \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/france\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e. This white wine is made with \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/riesling\"\u003eRiesling\u003c\/a\u003e grapes, and is\u003cstrong\u003e slightly oxidative\u003c\/strong\u003e. The grapes are grown on 30-year-old vines, planted on marl \u0026amp; silt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatrick Meyer runs Domain Meyer, the vineyards of which he inherited when his winemaking father Julien Meyer passed away. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat's unusual to hear in the natural wine world, is Patrick decided to \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ereturn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e the vineyard to conventional practices, using lots of pesticides and herbicides\u003c\/strong\u003e as he learnt this is exactly the way vineyards should be treated, having studied at wine school where this was the norm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarming sustainably was not the modern way back then... Obviously, h\u003cstrong\u003ee soon realised the issues he had caused with soil and vine health suffering,\u003c\/strong\u003e production of a far lesser quality and with the resulting wines of with no vibrancy or life. He quickly returned to his father's methods and his wines eventually blossomed into living wines. Farming sustainably has given them more expression and depth... and his wines are highly sought after around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe produces 50,000 bottles a year with his 8 hectares of vines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MORE Natural Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44504388796684,"sku":"MORE4492NAT","price":25.63,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0221\/6407\/8692\/files\/Riesling-_Zellberg_-_-Natural-Wine-by-Julien-Meyer..png?v=1688194118","url":"https:\/\/morenaturalwine.com\/en-it\/products\/julien-meyer-riesling-zellberg","provider":"MORE Natural Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}