Before we begin, let us say this:
All the wines, unless mentioned are unfiltered, and largely unprocessed.
They come to you generally organic, un-sulfited, gluten free
and if I could figure out the paperwork,and 25K to throw around, kosher.
Some are for sale, some are still working. You can find out some of them here.
PLEASE NOTE:

Most of these items are only available to CSA members or through direct sales ( deliveries by the case only)
though I left some things around town if you want to test the water:

STORES

UVA (Williamsburg)
Spuyten Duvil (Williamsburg)
Dandelion Wine (Greenpoint)
Chambers St Wine (Tribeca)
Frankly Wines (Tribeca)

more coming soon!

RESTAURANTS + BARS

Jimmy's 43 (7thst and 2nd NYC)
Pies n' Thighs (Williamsburg)
Dram (Williamsburg)
Spuyten Duvil (Williamsburg)
Lodge (Williamsburg)
*EAT (was Eat Records- Greenpoint)

* soon


 

 

Last Gift of My Daemon Lover
88 cases 2009- (12x750ml)

AVAILABLE in stores
isa unique extra dry unfiltered sparkling apple mead made the Hudson Valley from organic apples. Similar to a prosecco with an apple nose, it runs about 12% ABV and is extremely dry. The wine is cold fermented in small casks and bottled using a non dosage, ancestral method. This method leaves the secondary lees in the bottle. The labels are hand silkscreened and each bottle is numbered.

Unsulfited and unrpocessed, this wine is alive.

One sheet write up is here

The Wild Meliades
(2009- edition of 2 casks- sold out)
(2010 Edition of 10 casks. Not ready)

is a wild yeasted apple and honey wine, produced naturally with airborne yeast. Showing sophisticated floral notes produced by the complex interactions of the multi stage natural yeast ecosystem, each cask offers a one-of-a-kind experience, unmatched in depth or subtlety. This particular cask was served at Jimmy's 43 in NY. Offered by the bottle or the cask for (3 or 6 gallon) for syphon pours, the Wild Melaides is a unique wine, changing with every year.
ARDOR
25 cases (12x750ml)

was the short run precursor to Last Gift'.
A delightful attempt at and "American Apple Champagne" Ardor brought the winery ever closer to the perfect session sparkling wine, made from authentically local ingredients. Produced in a short run of only a few dozen cases It quickly disappeared- the only remaining bottles are being cellared for time trials.
So far it has aged fantastically, the honey nose becoming more prominent as the bottle sits. No longer for sale

Cuvee' Anguis Singularum
(15 cases 12x750ml)
means-
" Special Batch of the Unique Snake". One sheet is here
This younger cousin to the Last Gift' Is a bright and fruity sparkling apple mead, dry but aromatic- with a delightful nose of strawberry and a body that could easily hold up to pork and even dare we say- BBQ! Infused with Elderberry and Cherry it remains refreshing without ever needing to be sweet. Gracing the fine bottle is the Enlightenment Wines sometimes logo- Silkscreened here in red and black: a serpent emerging from a goblet.
This wine is popular but short supply so I am reserving it for my CSA members and tasting events only.

COMING SOON

Picked outside of Enlightenment Wines headquarters this batch will be truly a locl affair..."Memento Mori" is Latin for, Remember that you must die. though I may end up naming "Sic transit gloria mundi "which means "Worldly things are fleeting." PICTURES


Its really not morbid -
consider it a literal injunction to stop and smell the flowers.

FMR4F
(Full Moons Are For ....)


I was recently presented with the challenge of creating a true Aphrodesiac by a curator in NY.

While meads alone are classic aphrodesiacs- I wanted something truly psychotropic, legal and real. This one is a working recipie of my own design based on ancient lore and modern science. Because I am only doing single cask at this time it will probably be released in half bottles. And likely just to the CSA members- however once I get some feedback on effectiveness I will move forward on a larger run.