Dr. Konstantin Frank Rkatsiteli 2006 Appellation:Finger Lakes Variety: Rkatsiteli ABV: 11.4% RS: 0.75% (the website says 0.75 g/L, (0.075%) but that is bone-dry. probably a typo.) Price Point: $18 Notes: Looks: Lemon yellow with a tinge of green Nose: The floral notes remind me of both riesling and gewürztraminer. The biggest fruit in this...
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I am new to the internet wine community, but if you start searching out wine blogs, something that comes up consistently is “Wine Blogging Wednesday.” The phenomenon was dreamed up by the king of New York State wine bloggers, Lenn Thompson of LENNDEVOURS and the monthly endeavor is now managed by Lenn and many...
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Damiani Wine Cellars Lemberger 2006 Appelation: Finger Lakes Varietal: Lemberger aka Blaufränkisch ABV: 12% Price Point: $16 Notes: Looks: garnet in the glass Nose: not too intense on the nose, light earthy, cranberry, slight bit of oak Palate: Decent {astringency} on the palate, but a little high in acidity. Sour cherry shows up, in...
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I follow a lot of wine people on Twitter. This post is a response to a tweet from the winemaker at Silver Springs Winery on Seneca Lake. In addition to an eponymous label, Silver Springs also makes Don Giovanni wines, their premium label. The tweet in question was as such: DonGiovanniWine: my 2005 Bold...
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Long Point Zinfandel (Reserve) 2006 Varietal: Zinfandel (not to be confused with “white zinfandel”, a wine made in a rosé-style from Zinfandel grapes, and usually drunk by moms.) Alcohol by volume: 14.8% Residual Sugar: Dry (supposedly) Appelation: Only to be sold in NY (more on that later) Price point: $24 Notes: Looks: Dark violet...
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