Enjoyment

Storage
Our palm wines are a bit on the delicate side; they don’t hold up well to heat or sunlight. If you wish to enjoy these wines how the winemaker intended we recommend:

• Storage temperatures: between 5-23C (41F -73F) wine fridge, conventional refrigerator, wine cellar, wine cave, closet, kitchen wine rack….
• Orientation: for long term storage, crown cap finished bottles are best stored upright. Cork finished wines are best stored on their side to make sure the cork does not dry out.
• Avoid storing sunny areas, especially direct sunlight
• Avoid leaving in warm cars – even a couple hours in a warm car can damage a quality wine, palm or other.

Serving
Serving Temperature – Chilled to cold. Treat it like other sparkling or carbonated drinks.

Opening your bottle – We recommend caution as you open your bottle. The sparkling wine is pressurized and can cause injury if not opened properly. We recommend chilling your wine to reduce the chance of overflowing, and opening by gently to releasing the pressure first before completely removing the cap.

Drinkware – Not so long ago, palm wine was consumed from a calabash (a dried gourd with a bowl like shape). We’ve found that a non-porous container works best for our sparkling wine and typically opt for glassware. For some of the more bold varieties that we have, a broader brim can allow for you to fully take in the wine and for some of the more delicate labels a flute allows for the carbonation and foam to be retained while you slowly sip and enjoy.

Paper cups, plastic cups and glassware dried with a paper towel all may lead to high levels of foam, which isn’t exactly a problem… until it is a problem.

Impact of Aging – Our wines are unique in the fact that you can explore the aging of palm wine. When the wines are young and fresh, some flavors can be ‘punchy’. As these wines age, particularly with the off-dry/semi-sweet wines, the flavors will evolve slightly and meld together a bit more – weaving a more continuous tapestry.