Heemskerk Riesling 2010
A minimalist bottle with suitably austere contents.I liked it best five minutes from the open. It tasted briefly of tangerine and passionfruit and the zip and acids felt smooth and sculptured; it seemed less searing, though all the while intense and fo...
Dinner at Kevin’s
My friend Kevin recently hosted a supreme gourmet dinner. The sweet carrot reduction sauce with caramel overtones - no sugar added - just carrots, ginger and butter! - was insane with the lobster blintzes. Pairing beautifully with a Spatlese level...
Damn, This Was Good! #15
Casting around for a wine to sip with Vinegar-Braised Chicken with Leeks and Peas, I opened, with a deft twist of the wrist, the Dr. Pauly Bergweiler Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2009, Mosel, and it turned out to be a great match with the dish. (The first time I made this, we drank the Tablas...
Philippe Kubler’s Beautifully Pure Riesling and Pinot Blanc Showcase the Best of Alsatian Fruit and Minerality
Subscribe to Cynthia’s free newsletter Philippe Kubler’s simple, no-fluff label. Have you been thinking about pouring that first splash of Alsace into your glass? There is probably no better time to take the plunge than right now because of the very successful recent vintages that are available. If you are already a fan, now...
Back to B.C.
Regular readers of Write for Wine know that I live in Seattle but I’m from Vancouver, and I occasionally write about B.C. wines. This is one of those occasions. On two recent visits to my hometown, I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver and experienced two delightful B.C. reds – to my admitted surprise, considering...
Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel 2010
Mosel, Germany. Riesling. 8%. Cork.The surprising thing about this bottle, is not the excellence, or the pin point balance or indeed how delicious it is. Instead I'm pleased and surprised to find it so wonderfully approachable now. Wait 20 years seems ...
Goldkapsel
Easter Sunday and the only foil I'm hoping to remove is gold.http://feeds.feedburner.com/WinoSapien
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Lethbridge Dr Nadeson Riesling 2011
Portland, Henty, Victoria, Australia. Riesling. 10.5% alcohol. Screwcap. Approx $A26.From a very wet year, a delicate and beautiful wine. 10g of residual sugar, though it feels and tastes sweeter and more intense. Flint and stone, lime juice, green app...
FX Pichler Loibner Burgstall Riesling 2009
Loibner, Wachau, Austria. Riesling. 12.5%. Screwcap. Approx $A55.The wine before, An August Kessler Spatlese from 2005 was sealed with bark and had the faintest suggestion of cork taint. Just enough to make you initially suspicious, and then not so sur...
Recipe: Shrimp and Veggie Pot Stickers
Ingredients 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 leek, cleaned and thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, pressed 1 head Napa cabbage, finely shredded ½ pound of cleaned shrimp diced in a medium dice 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated 1 medium carrot, grated on finest holes of...
Snake + Herring High and Dry Riesling 2011
Porongurup, Great Southern, Western Australia. Riesling. 12%. Screwcap. Approx $A29.A beautiful label and evocative name, this particular wine reminds me most of the Cherubino Riesling. Coming from the same patch of earth, it has a similar aching inten...
