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Wine Details
Price:
$10.50 per bottle
Description:
Our 2003 White Riesling has a honeysuckle/litchee nut bouquet with floral and ripe fruit flavors, a lingering finish and a touch of residual sugar. This engaging wine is delicious served chilled with sushi, spicy Asian food, fresh fruit & cheese, before dinner with light hors d’oeurves, or sip by itself. Try with smoked trout or smoked salmon as an appetizer, or with smoked pork chops with sauerkraut.
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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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