Sharpe Hill Vineyard, "Ballet of Angels" NV, Pomfret, CT

This semi-dry wine from Connecticut is bright and heady with aromas of citrus, peach, pears, and flowers.

COUNTRY: USA

STATE: Connecticut

REGION: Northeast Connecticut

SUBREGION: Pomfret

VINTAGE: NV

GRAPES: A proprietary blend of 10 grapes that includes Vignoles

STYLE: Still

COLOR: Light lemon

BODY: Medium bodied

TASTE: Semi-dry

PRIMARY AROMAS: citrus, peaches, pears, sweet grapefruit, floral

FLAVOR: Ripe pears and stone fruit, refreshing

FORMAT: 750ml

ALCOHOL: 12%

SERVICE AND FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTION: Serve chilled. The sweetness and aromatics means it will place nicely with spicy Indian food.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Sharpe Hill Vineyard

“Sharpe Hill Vineyard has received over 450 medals in International tastings and is located in the town of Pomfret - just minutes from scenic Route 169 and from the Putnam Antiques District.” (sharpehill.com)

ABOUT THE VINEYARD: - 

ABOUT THE LABEL: The label art is “Francis O. Watts with Bird” 1805 by John Brewster Jr. 

“We felt that we needed to give this wine a special name that would help to better describe it. After many months and many concepts, we finally came upon the name Ballet of Angels. We now needed to design a label which would compliment the spiritual and beautiful name Ballet of Angels. Catherine, who with her husband Steven own Sharpe Hill Vineyard, had always admired a charming portrait of a boy holding a bluebird. Catherine discovered that the New York Historical Association owned the painting and that it was part of their museum collection in Cooperstown, New York. Catherine asked if the museum would allow the use of the image for their Ballet of Angels label. The Vollweilers were truly amazed to learn that the American artist who painted it, John Brewster, Jr, lived on the other side of the hill from Sharpe Hill Vineyard, in the town of Hampton. The home where he was born in the eighteenth century still stands in the center of town. This wonderful and amazing story only enhances the spirituality of the Ballet of Angels” (balletofangels.com)