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Tag Archives: riesling
Riesling, Pewsey Vale, Individual Vineyard Selection, Eden Valley, South Australia, 2016, 12.5% abv, C$20+
Here’s another wine with an awesome price tag that is not only delicious, but is readily available everywhere. This one hails from Australia – land of kangaroos, koalas, heat waves, and Shiraz, right? Well, actually no, mate. Australia is more … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Riesling, WHITE
Tagged 2016, Aussie wine, Australia, Eden Valley, Individual Vineyard Selection, Joseph Gilbert, petrol, Pewsey Vale, riesling, South Australia, TDN, white wine
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Riesling, Upper Bench Winery, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC VQA, 12.5% abv, 2013, $C19
Looking for something that tastes good and won’t kill your wallet after you pay for the Thai food delivery and your tom yum goong? A trustworthy effort from the Upper Bench Winery from just outside of Penticton, this Riesling is … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Riesling, WHITE
Tagged 2013, BC, Canada, Okanagan Valley, riesling, Upper Bench Winery, VQA, white wine
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Blouberg, White Wine, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 11.5% abv, C$8++
My good friend asked me to try the Blouberg and let her know what I think about this, her favourite South African product. As I started to look into the winery where this is produced, I realized just how enormous … Continue reading
Old Vines Riesling, Sperling Vineyards, Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2012, C$32
In June 2014 we were in Normandy and spent a day with Emmanuel Camut, one of three Camut brothers and the sixth generation of their family making premium Adrien Camut Calvados on land they’ve owned since the 1800s. Emmanuel was intrigued by … Continue reading
Posted in BC, OTHER, Riesling, WHITE
Tagged Ann Sperling, BC wine, Casorso family, Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, old vines, riesling, Sperling Vineyards, white wine
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Riesling, Spätlese, Bünchen, Mosel (Saar), Germany 2011, 9.5% abv.
As Keith quipped, ‘Doesn’t Bünchen mean brunchin’ in English?” You can’t argue with a great breakfast wine. Spätlese literally means ‘late harvest’ – and this one is a sweet version (they can also be dry). It’s a delicious and beautifully … Continue reading
Domaine Marcel Deiss, Riesling, Vin d’Alsace (Alsace AC), France, 2010, 13% abv, C$41
Alsace – a 120km long by 8km wide swath of land located in the far northeastern reaches of France to the east of the Vosges Mountains that cut it off from the rest of the country. Alsace has a somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in France, Riesling, WHITE
Tagged 2010, biodynamic, Domaine Marcel Deiss, france, Marechal Foch, riesling, TDN, trimethyldinapthalene, Vin d'Alsace (Alsace AC), Vosges, white wine
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