Now that the warm weather has arrived, let’s talk a little about some beverages that can help you stay cool during the warmest of summers’ days, not to mention mid summers’ night dream. (Sorry. I like bad puns.)
#1-Look for a Vinho Verde from Portugal. These wines are low in alcohol, under 10%, posses a wonderful nose and palette of fresh summer fruits; and for no additional charge you also get bubbles. This wine is fermented then refrigerated at 32°F/0°C until needed. It is bottled and a little “spritz” is added to make this light wine even more refreshing. Serve well chilled, forget about food with it, do not cellar it, the wine should have a “bottle date” rather than a vintage date on it and it should cost about $10.
#2-Try a Riesling from Chateau St. Michelle located in Washington State. They offer a range of sweetness and price that goes from off dry to dry, $7 to around $25. All have vibrant riesling fruit and acid that create a harmonious blend. The dry wines hover around 12%ABV, the off dry wines less. This winery is in the forefront of returning the wines made from the noble RIESLING grape to its rightful status in the world of wines. Riesling is the world’s greatest white grape. If you want to see why I say that try the following: taste a traditional Auslese from the Mosel; a traditional Spaetlese from the Rhine; a modern Auslese and Spaetlese from the above areas. Then find a “modern winemaker” who identifies their wines by the vineyard, or domaine, as in Burgundy. Then try a Beerenauslese from Germany or Austria. Then try a real Eiswein from Germany or Austria. No other grape can produce so many styles of wine and do it in such a superb fashion.
All of your homework assignments should have been this hard!
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