For us winemakers, this was the discovery of the century. Piquette d'Amsterdam is made from the pressed grape skins left over after wine production. And so from this comes a surprisingly refreshing drink, made completely circular.
Refreshing, low in alcohol (5%), with a nice bubbly and made completely circular. Not a sparkling wine. Nor a cider... Piquette is a category in itself; a new product on the Dutch market. The perfect aperitif or the ideal drinks buddy, always in for a picnic in the park, a day at the beach, or to share on sunny terraces. Piquette d'Amsterdam is your new, favorite cool-down.
PIQUETTE D'AMSTERDAM 22
FRIS & LIGHT sparkling
2022 | 75 cl | €9.95
When making wine, a residual product is left over. This residual product is called pomace and it is all the remaining skins, seeds and stems of the grape. Normally the pomace is used back on the land, which is an eternal shame because you can make the process of making wine more sustainable by actually using these residual streams and turning them into a new product. This is where Piquette d'Amsterdam is created. The remnants of the squeezed grapes undergo a second fermentation; we only use water to add to the grape skins. We press those skins one last time until the very last flavor and coloring is in the water, and this is how piquette is created. The bubbles come later, when we prepare the bottles.
