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Wine Tips - Sheldrake Point Gewurtz and White Springs Fume` Blanc
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This week we feature two excellent white wines from the Finger Lakes.
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Sheldrake Point Gewurtztraminer 2008
This full-bodied and fragrant Gewurtztraminer is pale yellow in color, but it's aroma and flavor is not remotely pale. It has rich aromas of pear with floral notes, and delicious mouth filling flavors of pears, oranges and just a hint of tarragon. It has only .5% residual sugar, so is pleasantly dry and not the least bit syrupy. Alcohol is 13.3% by volume.
Sheldrake Point Winery is located on the shores of Cayuga Lake in the New York Finger Lakes region. For the past two years, Sheldrake Point Winery was awarded "Winery of the Year" by "Wine and Spirits Magazine" and "New York Wine and Food Classic". Definitely worth the stop if you are in the Finger Lakes. Unfortunately, the 2008 Gewurtztraminer is no longer available, but we also highly recommend their Pinot Gris 2008 which is still available at the winery for $15 a bottle. And who knows, maybe when you get there the 2009 Gewurtztraminer will be available.
White Springs Fume` Blanc 2009
This sauvignon blanc wine is pale yellow in color with hints of green. It has soft aromas of herbs and grass with a slight minerality. It has refreshing flavors of citrus, smoke and vanilla with just a hint of coconut. The wine was aged in small French oak barrels. It has 0% residual sugar, making it a pleasant dry wine with a medium finish. Alcohol is 12.5% by volume. It is available at the winery for $14.99 a bottle. White Springs Winery is located just south of Geneva, NY on Seneca Lake.
Fun Fact
The term "table wine" in the US refers to a wine that has between 11-14% alcohol by volume. In Europe it refers to the lowest quality wine rather than a wine designated with an appellation or regional designation.
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The Finger Lakes region in upstate New York is famous for Riesling but many of the 100+ wineries make other excellent wines as well including Chardonnay, Gerwertztraminer and Cabernet Franc. Join us to learn about, sample, discuss, and enjoy some Wines of the Finger Lakes, chosen by us on our wine adventure last October. Registration is $35 per person. Checks only and are appreciated at time of registration. Click here for on-line registration through Monday March 28.Labels: Berks County Wine Trail, vintage connections, wine classes, wine pennsylvania, wine seminars
posted by Dean and Lisa Foster at
9:31 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks to our friend Darv who pointed out that our Fun Fact was a Fun False! Apparently, the ATF doesn't define a lower limit for alcohol levels to classify wine as "Table Wine" in the USA. 14% is defined as the upper limit of table wine, otherwise wines are classified as dessert or fortified wines. Sparkling wines (you know, those with bubbles) are not table wines either.
We loved a Shiraz last night at Wine Down in West Reading, with a APV (alcohol by volume) level of 14.7%. It was not fortified, was not a dessert wine (although we saved it for last and would have LOVED dark chocolate with it), but guess it wasn't legally a table wine either. Whatever it was, we loved it.
All for now, thanks Darv for finding the Fun Falsity in our Fun Fact.
Dean and Lisa (Vintage Connections, WNELVRS, and other aka's).
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