{"product_id":"freimeisterkollektiv-wermut-uhudler","title":"Freimeisterkollektiv Uhudler Vermouth","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntense aromas of strawberries and blackcurrants define the characteristic taste of Uhudler. The grape varieties used are highly resistant to phylloxera and other diseases. Uhudler is pressed from several varieties of direct producers that have not been grafted or refined. The varieties used are hybrids developed from crosses between the European species Vitis vinifera and the North American Vitis labrusca and Vitis riparia. It is Vitis labrusca that gives the wine its characteristic strawberry flavor. This aroma is also known as \"fox tone,\" which was long considered a derogatory term.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOf sacrificial offerings and buried toads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUhudler dates back to the time of the great phylloxera infestation beginning in 1860. The aphid reached Austria towards the end of the 19th century. The scenario resembled the script of a horror film. In the second half of the 19th century, the phylloxera imported from America destroyed almost all European vines. Entire wine-growing regions were deprived of their economic basis, winemakers were threatened in their existence, and within a few years, wine production was reduced to a fraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe desperation was great and no solution was in sight. Sacrificial offerings and prayers to old gods or toads buried near the spoiled vines proved just as unsuccessful against this invasion as cow urine, powdered tobacco, whale oil, or countless other \"miracle cures.\" Even the famous scientist Louis Pasteur was appointed head of the phylloxera commission by the French Ministry of Agriculture. But he too remained unsuccessful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter many failed attempts to stop this devastating pandemic, disease-resistant North American vines were imported into Europe (including some that are used today for Uhudler wines) and began to be used for winemaking. At that time, numerous crosses between North American and European grape varieties created hybrid direct producer varieties. However, these breeding results in no way matched the taste established in Europe. It was only the groundbreaking discovery by Jules Émile Planchon to graft the vines of the European Vitis vinifera onto the rootstocks of American vine species that were resistant to phylloxera that was able to save European wine culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe popular \"Rabiatperle\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAfter the end of the phylloxera invasion through the grafting of European scions onto resistant American rootstocks, the unpopular direct producer varieties fell into disrepute. To damage the reputation of wines made from North American vines, it was claimed that they contained a high content of methanol and therefore harmed the health of the drinker. Uhudler was referred to as \"Rabiatperle\" (violent pearl) because this wine was said to make people particularly aggressive. Bans and restrictions on the cultivation and sale of Uhudler were the result – and, as is so often the case, also the reason for the increasing popularity of this wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol content:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  22%vol.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Freimeisterkollektiv (FMK)","offers":[{"title":"0.5 L","offer_id":54886145425741,"sku":"730076","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"0.2 L","offer_id":54886145458509,"sku":"730296","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/2822\/0749\/files\/730296-2.jpg?v=1790587732","url":"https:\/\/schoenbichler.at\/en\/products\/freimeisterkollektiv-wermut-uhudler","provider":"Theehandlung Schönbichler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}