: , , , , skip to main skip to sidebar Chez Ray Winemaking Trials , tribulations and . tips Saturday , January 23, 2010 Chez Ray Gewurztraminer , Columbia Gorge , Underwood , WA , 2008 Find Columbia Gewurztraminer at WineZap . nbsp This Chez Ray Gewurztraminer 2008 white wine started life almost exactly one year ago as frozen grapes from Brehm Vineyards , specifically , this : lot 328-06CGGW 2006 Columbia Gorge Gewurztraminer , Underwood WA G8 They were fermented with a 58w3 yeast , aged with a couple small slices of charred French oak , and bottled two weeks ago . nbsp In the glass , this is a light yellow , with hints of . green Poured cold and swirled vigorously , the nose is bright with sweet lemon and grass . nbsp On the palate , the first note is almost a brisk lime spritz that hits the back of your mouth . nbsp Robust acids draw it up and out into your cheeks . nbsp Finish is clean and perky . nbsp Three stars on the Spirit of Wine scale . nbsp This might actually want to be a lightly sweet wine , as some gewurz' tend to . be Testing the sweet-hypothesis , at a sweetness level of between 6-8 teaspoons sugar per 750 ml , Chez Ray Gewurztraminer earns a plus on its three stars
I’m preparing to fly to KC to lead a wine tasting in a few days. But not before I head to Boston to do a wine training. I was recently asked my opinion about a wine by the CEO of a multi-million dollar wine importer. And today I was asked to be a contributing writer [...]
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Winter/Soup wines
It has been a cold winter of late in the Northeast and given the option I’d like to spend every evening curled up in front of the fireplace with a steaming hot bowl of rich hearty soup. Give me an “everything soup” – start with the [...]