Zu Plun – Pear Grappa Williams – Distillates Fruit Grappa from The Dolomites – High Quality – Liqueurs and Spirits – Avvenice

Zu Plun – Distillates from The Dolomites

“It is not necessary to be crazy to distill a great liquour, but it helps immensely”. A 14th-century document already mentioned the Plunhof at Siusi allo Sciliar (Seis am Schlern). In the past, the company was part of the land properties of the Hauenstein Castle and was therefore owned by no less than poet Oswald von Wolkenstein. Yet not even his vivid fantasy might have imagined that world-class and internationally famous fine spirits and fruit liquours would be born here, 1000 metres above sea level.

Today, Zu Plun is the distillery of the Dolomites that makes gins, rhums, liquours and grappas using mountain ingredients. The Dol Gin, made with Dolomitic plants, is certainly the one that best represents this area. There are many traces of this region in this liquour. The one that is probably most suited to the current trends is the Yellow Gin, in which the juniper aroma is enriched with the essence of lemons from the Garda region. The Grenoir is made with pomegranate, and finally the Salz Gin is enriched with salt and oysters.

Our Herbs Grappa

Zu Plun grappa made of Dolomites herbs are of an outstanding sensory quality. They convey charm and spine, their taste is intense and embracing.

Zu Plun – Pear Grappa Williams – Distillates Fruit Grappa from The Dolomites – High Quality – Liqueurs and Spirits

Williams pear grappa is made of pears that originate in Burgraviato near Lana and the lower Val Venosta.

Pear Williams distillate. No other fruit type is more frequently distilled in our areas than the Williams pear – it is undisputedly the queen among more or less aromatic pip fruit types. Williams is a favourite, although whoever tasted a glass of a true top quality distillate will find the large majority of common or garden pear brandies flat at best, even artificial at worst. Top quality is seldom reached in the industry because substantial effort is required: the Williams pear for the Zu Plun distillate come from the Burgraviato and lower Venosta area near Naturno. When they are picked they need to be much riper than the pears grown for eating. Only then do they release the concentrated aroma which is captured in this distillate. Freshly picked and brightly coloured, these pears are immediately cored by hand in order to avoid unwanted bitter tones, then mashed straight away: a labour-intensive process where time is of the essence. One bottle of this distillate contains the aroma of more than 8 kg of fruit pulp.

Raw Material

Williams pears from Naturno and Burgraviato, Lana

Distillation Method

Discontinuous in a copper still

Alcohol Content

42 Vol %

Content

0.5 l

Colour-Clearness

Clear and colourless

Nose

Fruity aromas of fully ripe Williams pears

Palate

Transparent, pure-toned fruit notes with distinctive depth, mellow and well-structured

Finish

The finish of the most elegant among the pip fruit types stands out with remarkable, persistent length and a distinctive pithy-tart touch