Quartz Winery,London Urban & Artisan Wines,Producing low intervention wines

26/01/2021

Playing around and experimenting with long skin contact white wines ❤️

21/10/2020

Our wine featured on Fred Sirieix Wednesday Wine Club ❤️🍷

Fred’s Wednesday Wine Club



Quartz Winery Primis Pure Red 2019

is an urban winery located in at the heart of the capital. They make their wine in East London and Primis Pure Red 2019 is their first vintage.
The Montepulciano grapes used are grown mainly in central Italy and come from 60 years old vines. Once selected and harvested at the perfect time (Montepulciano can ripen late and be too green if harvested too early) the grapes are then refrigerated and transported to London.
vision is to make low intervention wines that are as natural as possible. Fermentation occurs with the grape’s natural wild yeast and sulphites are not used at any stage of the wine making or during bottling. After fermentation the grape skins are kept in contact with the wine for one month (this technical term is called the maceration). The grapes are pressed slightly and the malolactic fermentation (or 2nd fermentation) happen naturally. The wine is aged part in oak barrel and in stainless steel for 6 months. The wine is then matured for a further 2 months in the bottle. And right now, it is ready to drink.
It is a lifelong dream for the team behind . Not only that what an achievement and testament to their determination to make such a good quality wine in London. Congratulations to wine maker for the first vintage!

Colour – bluish purple red

Nose – fruity and floral, notes of cherry and red plums, violet and a touch of vanilla

Palate – simple and straight forward, packed with jammy and chewy fruits, dry with a sharp intensity. Medium body.

Although this is a wine meant to be drunk young, I suggest it is decanted and allowed to breathe for 30 to 60 minutes. (I plan to do a club on decanting in the coming weeks) Serve between 16 and 18 Celsius.

I cooked a roasted chicken and French fries to go with the Primis and it was stunning.

To order contact directly.

Enjoy x

24/06/2020

Vine Life Cycle The Flowering and Fruit Set it occurs in May/June in the Northern Hemisphere. Weather can play a big part and if rainy it could harm the flowering and therefore as a result it will have poor fruit set. It better be a sunny

19/06/2020

Vine Life Cycle The Budburst it occurs in March/April in the Northern Hemisphere

07/06/2020

Thank you Elisabetta for this amazing drawing for our first wine label
Drawing by Elisabetta.Iudica

01/06/2020

Nice read about natural wine

26/05/2020

List of completely safe additives used in wine making.
At Quartz Winery we have taken the journey of producing wines with no additives. No added sulphites and wild ferment, just grapes transformed into loved wines. Each vintage will be unique in style by what mother nature will gives us.

14/05/2020

Montepulciano 2019 has been bottled after ageing in oak for 6 months and now needs a couple of months to rest in the bottle before being released❤️🍷