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Beaver Creek Geisenheim

Beaver Creek Geisenheim Wine Details
Price: $10.99 per bottle

Description: Jost Vineyard’s Beaver Creek Geisenheim is a dry white wine made from a Nova Scotia grown grape variety with Riesling parentage (GM6495-3). This variety was developed at the Geisenheim Research Station in Germany by Dr. Helmuth Becker. The wine is full of berry and citrus fruit accented with a subtle floral note. It is an excellent companion to lightly flavoured seafood and mild cheeses.

Varietal Definition
Riesling:
On the sweeter end of the spectrum, some of the best dessert wines should give thanks to the Riesling varietal. Riesling is known for its complementary nature of combining balanced acidity with sugar. Rieslings are made dry to sweet, but it is the sweet style Riesling that brought about its popularity in the United States. With the rise of spicy sauces, marinades and dips to flavor our meal, Riesling plays a part in taking off the edge of the heat. Riesling is known for a number of signature characteristics: floral, citrus and pear. Riesling has peaked in California with 11,000 acres planted. Today, Monterey County’s cool-climate areas and its long growing season produce good amounts of character for the Riesling grape. Outside of


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