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Wine Details
Price:
$10.00 per bottle
Description:
Starting in the land of incredibly intense aromas, you travel through deep luscious pears, spicy honey and ripe apricot while meandering the fine line of fusil oil and tropical coconut. You land on lemon zest and it sends you whizzing by hints of botrytis to the intoxicatingly wonderful land of the impeccably balanced palate.
One step forward, the wine’s rich. Two steps back, the wine’s dry and refreshing. Saunter ten steps ahead into the land of complexity and a cornucopia of fresh white peaches, tree-ripened Barlett pears and old-time candied apples greets the senses. Two more steps and you’ve reached the finish, showcasing a sweet-tart fruit lingering well past the borders of the game.
Take another sip and play again. Everyone’s a winner in “Riesling Land.”
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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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