Because of the pandemic, Neil Duarte wasn’t able to travel to Italy at all last year, so Italy came to him. Well, Italian wines, anyway. The Wellcom marketing firm helped him out by getting Italian wines to him. Recently he received some Mandrarossa wines, which he reviews in this article. Read article.
Have you ever tasted a St. Laurent? I’m sure some of you have, and you might be getting ready to fire off an email taking me to task for claiming that you’ve never tried it. But if this Austrian red grape is still a mystery to you, St. Laurent is well worth getting to know.
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A subtle but delicious delight at cool cellar temperature, Erich Sattler Burgenland St. Laurent is an Austrian red wine you’ll want to get to know. Dark reddish-purple in color, it offers appealing aromas of mixed black cherries, cranberries, a whiff of pomegranate, and an intriguing hint of woodsmoke. Bright, palate-cleansing, and dry, tart berry flavor framed by mouth-watering acidity.
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Check prices and find vendors for Erich Sattler Burgenland St. Laurent on Wine-Searcher.com.
Follow this Wine-Searcher link for information about Burgenland and vendor information for wines of the region.
Click this link to read Wine-Searcher’s info page on the Saint-Laurent (Sankt Laurent) grape; page down to find vendor info for dozens of Saint-Laurent wines.
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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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Check prices and find vendors for Loosen Bros. 2019 “Dr. L” Mosel Riesling on Wine-Searcher.com.
Follow this Wine-Searcher link to read about Germany’s Mosel valley and find vendors and prices for dozens of other wines from the region.
For more about Dr. Loosen and other wines from this property, click this Wine-Searcher link.
Finally, click here for Wine-Searcher’s broad overview of Riesling. Read article.
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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Wine-Searcher doesn’t show current sources for J. Wilkes Lagrein. However, you can order it from the winery by clicking “Add to Cart” here Read article.
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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Check prices and find vendors for Domaine de la Madone Beaujolais-Villages Le Perréon on Wine-Searcher.com.
Read about Beaujolais-Villages and find listings for dozens of other wines of the region at this Wine-Searcher link.
Learn more about Gamay at this Wine-Searcher link, with vendor and price information for dozens of Gamay wines. Read article.
