{"title":"REC | Red | Core","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"kolonia-52-bleu-de-hongrie-2024","title":"BLEU DE HONGRIE 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eDark fruit meets volcanic earth. Cherry, cranberry, black pepper, forest floor.\nDeep. Spiced. Contemplative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is a poetic French translation of the grape: 'Hungarian Blue.' Kékfrankos is Blaufränkisch is Bleu de Hongrie — and at Kolonia 52, it shows what this grape can do on volcanic soil. Whole-cluster fermented, half foot-stomped, aged almost a year in a single 600L barrel. The dragon on the label references the local legend of Szent György-hegy — St. George's hill — where these vines grow. 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Mihran Manasserian's family never stopped believing in Haghtanak when others abandoned it. Spontaneously fermented with wild yeasts, aged in Caucasian oak. This is wine from the place where wine began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKING DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-harvested, spontaneously fermented with wild yeasts. Aged 7 months in Caucasian oak barrels. Clay-based soil with sedimentary rock, 800m elevation, Ararat Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tushpa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394591138124,"sku":"SW-TUSHPA-HAGHTANAK-DRY-RED-2023","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/0360\/2764\/files\/Frame20_f0a27b40-1369-489f-9137-5b4b6018b3ff.jpg?v=1783335795"},{"product_id":"mufi-red-pet-nat-nv","title":"MUFI RED PÉT-NAT NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep rose-red, semi-transparent with a pink foam. 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Get the chill and the angle right, and it won't foam over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keltis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57690602635596,"sku":"SW-SI-KELT-MUFR-NV","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/0360\/2764\/files\/Frame20_150d9c35-3981-4a29-a0f7-6b6238719dc6.jpg?v=1783340827"},{"product_id":"rubin-brestovitsa-2023","title":"RUBIN BRESTOVITSA 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep ruby with a violet edge, translucent at the rim.\u003cbr\u003eBlack cherry, plum, dried rose, crushed pepper, a hint of cocoa and forest floor.\u003cbr\u003eStructured. Layered. Long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eRubin is a grape registered in Bulgaria in 1944 — a cross between Syrah and Nebbiolo, created at the agricultural institute in Plovdiv. It has the spice and structure of Syrah, the floral lift and textural complexity of Nebbiolo. 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The Pinot Noir ferments in fiberglass tanks topped up with the Pinot Gris juice, macerating on the skins for seven days. The free-run wine is then racked to a 600-litre barrel and a 500-litre amphora, where it ages for eight months before bottling in May 2026. No fining, no filtration, no added sulphur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kolonia 52","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":58972051079500,"sku":"SW-KOLONIA-52-CONTROLLED-CHAOS-2025","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/0360\/2764\/files\/Frame20_f0973afc-967e-452a-b351-7e757a7f0de7.jpg?v=1790608895"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stranger.wine\/en-eu\/collections\/rec-red-core.oembed","provider":"360 Stranger Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}