金狮庄园
Koening Vineyards
Andy和Greg Koenig两兄弟在父亲家乡奥地利生活了三年，当时他们有个想法，想在爱达荷州西南部开一个属于自己的酿酒厂。在他们的家乡奥地利，人们用传统的蒸馏工艺将梨子、苹果和李子蒸馏后得到清澈且独特的酒液。
在爱达荷州，西北部最优质的葡萄种植在阳光坡地区，他们母亲家族有一块地在那里附近，从大萧条时期祖父辈就开始酿酒了。Koenig兄弟希望运用奥地利传统蒸馏工艺将高品质的果实蒸馏后变成世界顶级白兰地，融合新旧世界酿造方法，这个想法为Koenig兄弟创立Koenig蒸馏与酿酒厂奠定了基础。
经过四代人的努力，阳光坡地区已成为优质葡萄的代名词。该地区夏季白天时间长，晚间温度低，蛇河谷的理想气候为种植果香味浓郁的优质酿酒葡萄创造了有利条件。蛇河谷的沙质土壤肥沃，且位于高纬度地区，这都是它独特的地理优势。Andy和Koenig认识到这个地区所产的葡萄非常适合酿造白兰地，于是决定在蛇河附近开设一个小果园。在1995年种植的葡萄带有突出的桃子、无花果、李子、香梨和樱桃，一年后增加种植梅洛、赛美蓉和霞多丽品种。Koenig酒庄绝大部分的白兰地和葡萄酒都是用葡萄园的果实来酿造的。2006年，Koenig酒庄增设一台新的、更大型的蒸馏设备来生产伏特加。
For proprietors Andy and Greg Koenig, the idea to establish a distillery and winery in Southwest Idaho has roots in Europe, where the brothers have lived for three years in their father’s hometown of Lustenau, Austria.There, pears and apples and plums were transformed into clear, distinctive spirits through the age-old art of distillation.
At home in Idaho, some of the Northwest’s finest fruit was being grown onthe Sunny Slope, near where their mother’s family had homesteaded and made wine during the Great Depression two generations earlier. The concept of traditionally distilling this high-quality fruit into world-class brandies provided the foundation on which the Koenig brothers slowly built the Koenig Distillery and Winery, where you are invited to taste and see the results of the unique combination of the Old World and the New.
For over four generations, the Sunny Slopearea has been synonymous with the highest quality fruit. Long summer days, cool nights and the temperate influence of the Snake River create an ideal climate for growing aromatic fruit and premium wine-grapes. Fertile, sandy soils and high altitude add an extra dimension exclusive to this portion of the Snake River Valley. Aware of the potential quality of brandy distilled from fruitgrown in this area, Andy and Greg Koenig set out to establish a small orchardand vineyard near the river. Peach, apricot, plum, pear and cherry varieties known for their flavor were planted in 1995, with a small vineyard of Merlot, Semillon, and Chardonnay being added a year later. Harvest from these plantings comprise the majority of Koenig brandies and wines. In 2006, the Koenig’s added new, much larger distilling equipment in order to produce vodka.
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