What is Leestirring?

What is lees stirring, why is it used in the production of white wine and how does it add to the final style of the wine.

Lees are the byproduct of the alcoholic fermentation between the yeasts and the sugars.

By leaving the lees in the casks and mixing it up into the wine, once in a while, it is possible for the winemaker to add complexity and a rounder mouthfeel to a white wine.

This is most often done with less aromatic white wines and adds notes of bisquit and bread to the wine.

May 7, 2022

ALEMAT Winery

Piemonte

Did you know that ALEMAT means >He is crazy< in the Piemontese dialect (A l'é Mat)? It is also the first 3 letters of Alessandro and Matteo. The 2 sons of owners Elisabetta and Savio.The story started back in eighties where Savio was dreaming of his own winery. In 2012 Elisabetta and Savio decided to change their life to achieve their common goal. Among the vines the family works with a local expert winegrower, while they got one of the best enologists in Italy working with them in the cellar. ALEMAT is located in Ponzano Monferrato, a historical sub-region in Piedmonte. The estate is organic and sustainable. Equipment has been installed around the estate to