Here, have a glass of Riesling! All right, how did that make you feel?
For many wine lovers, the white wines made from the Riesling grape, in Germany and elsewhere, can be hard to warm up to.
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A bowl of delicious white fruit offers itself in the appealing scent of this excellent pale-straw color “Dr. L” Mosel Riesling. Peach, apple, and honeydew melon scents invite a taste, which presents similar ripe and juicy fruit shaped by crisp acidity that holds its perceptible fresh-fruit sweetness in balance. Stony minerality and tart acidity takes over with lemon, lime, and tangerine zest in a very long finish. It’s good with food and an appealing sipping wine as hotter summer days approach.
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I think most readers know that I don’t accept free wine samples from wineries and distributors. Do I ever make an exception to this rule? Well … rarely. But only if I can earn it through honest work.
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Two excellent wines from J. Wilkes: The delicious Santa Maria Valley Pinot Blanc and the fascinating but hard-to-find Paso Robles Highlands Lagrein.
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The winery Hic et Nunc — Latin for ‘Here and Now’ — was established by Valentina and Massimo Rosolen in 2012, but some of the grapevines on the property had been producing for hundreds of years. Neil Duarte samples a selection of these wines. Read article.
Spring is here! Turn down the heat. Crank up the air conditioning! Open a bottle of light, fizzy wine! Or not? Is there still any reason for our wine tastes to change with the seasons? I’m going to say yes … and no.
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A whiff of fresh wild strawberries, typical of Gamay, comes up at first when Domaine de la Madone Beaujolais-Villages Le Perré is poured, but with time in the glass it gives way to a more interesting mix of red and black fruit and a sudden jolt of anise. Beautifully balanced on the palate with 13% acidity, it offers bright and juicy berry fruit, bone-dry, tart, and free of oak, with stony minerality in the finish.
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A pretty light pink color, Calvet 2017 Crémant de Bourdeaux Brut Rosé pours up with a frothy mousse. Good raspberry scent adds a pleasant hint of cocoa suggesting Pinot Noir as the source of the wine’s rosy shade. Crisp, fresh, and acidic flavor with modest 12.5% alcohol, shifting to darker currant and cherry fruit in a foamy mouthfeel. Made in the traditional Champagne process.
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Have I ever told you how much I love Chianti? Yeah, I thought so. But please indulge me while I spend a few minutes talking about my affection for this old Italian standard … and tell you about another good one that cost me just over $10.
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Querceto Chianti shows a clear but dark garnet color in the glass, dark almost all the way to the clear garnet rim. Typical Chianti aromas of tart black cherries and dried cherries dominate the aroma, with hints of spice in the background. It’s firmly acidic on the palate, a character in Chianti that makes it a natural with food, but behind the tart entry you’ll find appetizing, juicy black-cherry fruit that lingers in a long finish. Its 12.5% alcohol hits the traditional standard without being strong enough to intrude.
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