{"product_id":"spiced-pear-orchard-blend-200ml","title":"Spiced Pear, Orchard Blend 200ml","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSpiced Pear Wine... Orchard Blend\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA light golden straw colour.  Smells like cinnamon apple scrolls with a hint of star anise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes of earthy pear pushing on apple, warm sweet spices with lemony freshness; this is a medium sweet piece of deliciousness with a cheeky little zing of acidity bringing up the rear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy new favourite way of having this wine is heating it up with a slice of apple and a splash of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catalystfruitwines.co.nz\/products\/apple-elderflower-vanilla-fortified-wine-2023\" title=\"fortified wine that goes really well with spiced pear wine\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eApple, Elderflower + Vanilla\u003c\/a\u003e fortified wine.  Instant mulled wine goodness!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd in summer, goes grand with L\u0026amp;P.. or you can get real creative and try it in this cocktail recipe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWinemaking Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandmother Pear graciously donated her pears throughout late February and early March, 2025.  Hand-cut they then had a hot sugary spiced tea (no milk!) poured over them; the tea made from whole cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamon pods, star anise, vanilla pods and black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine was in a hurry and had completed fermentation by the end of March 2025.  It had gone a bit far for my liking and had to chaptalise a touch, still felt\/tasted like there was something lacking so I added a wine I had been playing with, made from a cacophony of fruits; yellow raspberries, white currants, golden plums, apples and hawthorn berries.  Hence, \"Orchard Blend\" Spiced Pear!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled in September 2025, released late February 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(If you're a home winemaker, I've shared a 4.5L version of the recipe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catalystfruitwines.co.nz\/blogs\/creating-catalyst\/recipe-spiced-pear-wine\" title=\"spiced pear wine recipe\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13% ABV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimal sulfites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVegan + gluten free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Catalyst Fruit Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53030554042686,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/9315\/0270\/files\/spicedpear200ml25_1.jpg?v=1771803759","url":"https:\/\/catalystfruitwines.co.nz\/products\/spiced-pear-orchard-blend-200ml","provider":"Catalyst Fruit Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}