The 2012 Snoqualmie Winemaker’s Select Riesling is 90.8% Riesling, 4.8% Muscat and 4.4% Viognier sourced from several vineyards in the Columbia Valley AVA of Washington State. Snoqualmie has been in business since 1983 and has been owned by Chateau Ste Michelle since 1991. The 2012 vintage in the Columbia Valley was very good with a…
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The 2012 Blue Fin Riesling is a Trader Joe’s ($4.49) exclusive sourced from grapes grown in more than one California grape growing AVA. Blu Fin is one of Bronco Wine Company’s (maker’s of Two Buck Chuck) 100+ wine brands worldwide. The 2011 Blue Fin Pinot Noir was $3.99, so the Blue Fin Riesling is 50…
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The 2012 Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Monterey County Riesling is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced for them by ASV Wines an independent contract winemaking facility. The Petit Reserve labeled wines are one-off, small production, when they are gone, there is no more sort of wines. The Monterey County AVA is located inside the Central…
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The 2012 Kung Fu Girl Riesling is sourced from the sustainably farmed Evergreen Vineyards (one of Milbrandt’s vineyards, if you enjoy wine from the Columbia Valley in Washington State, you will find Milbrandt’s grapes in many of the wines) in the brand new Ancient Lakes AVA inside the larger Columbia Valley AVA. The Kung Fu Girl…
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The 2011 Clean Slate Riesling is sourced from vineyards on the steep slopes of the Mosel River Valley in northern Germany. Some of the vineyards are on a 65 degree incline, all work on the vineyards must be done by hand and over the years, the steep hillside has caused workers to fall to their…
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The 2010 Climber Sauvignon Blanc is 80% Sauvignon Blanc, 12% Riesling, 7% Viognier and 1% Muscat Blanc sourced from organic and sustainable vineyards (though this is not a certified organic wine) in Mendocino and other Central Coast AVA’s. In California, if one grape varietal comprises 75% of the grapes used in the bottle, they can…
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The 2011 Gnarly Head Authentic White is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Colombard, Muscat and Viognier sourced from more than one California grape growing AVA. Whenever you see the word, California, on the front label of a wine bottle, that means the grapes were grown in more than one AVA, such as Napa or…
Read MoreThe Cupcake Vineyards Riesling is sourced from vineyards located in the Mosel Valley of Germany. The vineyards in the Mosel Valley are planted on steep slopes that run down to the Moselle River and Riesling comprises about 60% of all the grapes grown. Cupcake Vineyards is one of UnderDog Wine Merchants labels and UnderDog is…
Read MoreThe 2010 Fetzer Goosefoot Road Riesling is 83% Riesling and 17% Muscat sourced from vineyards in more than one California grape growing AVA. Fetzer has been using sustainable farming practices since 1968 and 100% of all the energy for its winemaking facility comes from 100% green renewable energy. The bottle is lighter weight than the…
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Riesling is one of those grapes that can’t seem to shake its reputation. Most people assume it’s an almost syrupy sweet white wine best paired with good conversation, severely spicy dishes, and nothing else. The Furst’s 2009 Riesling seeks to change all of that. Furst is about $12.99 a bottle and from the Alsace region…
Read MoreThe Sokol Blosser Evolution White 15th Edition is a non-vintage blend of 9 grapes, Pinot Gris, Muller-Thurgau, White Riesling (not the same as regular Riesling), Semillon, Muscat Canelli, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Sylvaner, a wild mix of French, Italian and German grape varietals. The bottle lists this blend as an American wine, which indicates…
Read MoreThe Fenn Valley Sparkling Riesling is sourced from grapes grown in a family owned estate vineyard in the Fennville AVA in Southwest Michigan. The vineyard is located near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, not far from the Michigan Shore resort town of Saugatuck and easily within a days drive from Chicago. They are able…
Read MoreThis time of year, the most common question we get asked is probably, “What wine would go with my Thanksgiving dinner?” Well when wondering what to pair with an all-American meal of turkducken, stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, why not go German? I mean, nothing pairs with your Turkey Day meal quite like an…
Read MoreThe 2010 Pacific Rim Organic Riesling is 99.7% organic sourced from several of Pacific Rims’ sustainable and organic vineyards in Columbia Valley, Washington. In keeping with the all organic nature of this wine, they use natural yeast to start fermentation. When a winemaker uses natural yeast, that means they use the yeast floating in the…
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