Raspberries begin to ripen in mid-July, when Latvia experiences its warmest weather. While some dream of romantic sunsets by the sandy shores of the Baltic Sea, the winemaker carefully monitors the raspberries’ development and ripeness to determine the perfect harvest time.

The berries are hand-harvested in the territory of Gauja National Park. The wine is naturally fermented and aged for approximately 12 months. This pleasantly sweet red wine, made from Latvia’s most romantic berry, will add a special atmosphere to your celebrations, visits with friends, or simply an excellent end to the day. If you’re hoping to hear that magical “Yes”, this is definitely the right wine.It pairs wonderfully with sweet dishes and fruits.

Recommended to serve chilled at +14°C. Contains sulphites.

Also available: raspberry liqueur and dry raspberry-blackcurrant wine.

Honey wine is a real symbol of cooperation. When the ground warms up in the spring and the first rays of the sun begin to heat the roof of the beehive, the hard-working bees begin to wake up after a sweet hibernation. In March and April, bees fly out of the hives to look for food in pussy willows, snowdrops, kidneyworts, coltsfoots, crocuses and other spring flowers. The real work season already starts in May, when it seems like everything is blossoming in nature. Then the new honey appears in the hives. Throughout the summer, bees diligently fly around various wild and garden flowers. There is so much honey that it is enough for both the bee colony and man. Active hive work lasts until October, when the cold winds freeze the wings and it’s time to go to rest. In winter, bees feast on honey stored in summer.

The winemaker of Līgatne winery is passionate about beekeeping. Thus, after several years of experimenting with different recipes, honey wine has emerged as a symbol of cooperation between bees, beekeepers and winemakers. A good wine for team building and strengthening events, showing what can be done together. Now honey lovers and wine lovers have the opportunity to taste this unusual masterpiece and feel like in a sweet dream on a warm summer day, sleeping on a green grass, observing the shapes of clouds and listening to the bees in blooming meadow flowers around you.

Honey is harvested in the Gauja National Park. Honey wine fermented and naturally settled for about 12 months. This wine tastes wonderful with desserts and fruit. Recommend to use chilled +14˚C. Contains sulphites.

We produce also: dry wine, sparkling wine, semi – sweet wine, liqueur and other drinks.

Berries are picked in granny’s garden, forest and swamp, fermented all summer long.

Granny’s story

Summer is here, it’s the right berry time. Berries are getting ready also in granny’s garden, starting with blackcurrants, red currants and gooseberries. Between different country works, in early morning I find some time to walk to the local swamp and collect a basket with cloudberries. Blueberries grow right here between mosses and bog llamas – a good thing! Strength is still enough to pick some berries from the bush. On the way to home on the edge of swamp lingonberries are already turning red – they will be useful. Summer has already passed. Grandchildren need to get back to school. I have to pick some plums. Apple trees are starting to drop the apples. I have to walk the path to the swamp so it does not overgrow. I see some cranberries. Let’s pick them for health and quickly get back home! Children with grandchildren promised to visit today – I will bake a pie for them.
Sweet wine is made from 10 different berries: red currants, raspberries, gooseberries, lingonberries, blueberries, rhubarbs, strawberries, apples and chokeberries. It fits with desserts and cheese. Recommend to use chilled +14˚C. Contains sulphites.

Latvia is an apple land, where almost every house has several apple trees. In May and June, the aroma of apple blossoms takes over the gardens and entices bees to pollinate the flowers in order to first fruits could form. The diversity of varieties allows us to enjoy these delicious fruits in the garden from August to December. If fruits are harvested from the tree in fall and stored in a cool cellar, they can be eaten until spring.

Apples are harvested in the National Park of Gauja in late autumn. During winter apples are held outside in frost in order to increase natural sugar level in fruits. When frost has gone, the juice is squeezed from the apples and the ice wine is fermented and aged for about 12 months. In apple ice wine making process is not added any sugar. We use only natural sugar from apples. There is also not added any water. Wine is made from 100% apple juice. In one bottle of apple ice wine is about one bag of apples. An excellent wine to start the evening as an appetizer or end as a dessert wine with fruits and desserts. Recommend to use chilled +14˚C. Contains sulphites.

Also available dry apple ice wine and apple ice cider.

In Latvia, both sweet and sour cherries grow in gardens. For wine making we prefer dark red, sour berries. In spring cherry trees wake up together with other trees and plants and the beautiful flower ornaments adorn their branches in May. Berries ripen very quickly – from mid-June to the first half of July.

Berries are harvested in the Gauja National Park. Wine fermented and naturally settled for about 12 months. It is a great addition to desserts, fruit and cheese. Recommend to use chilled +14˚C. Contains sulphites.

We also offer other sweet wines: raspberry, honey wine, granny’s wine.