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The wine presents with pale straw color and medium bubbles. Baked apple and yeast show on the nose. Tart green apples are the primary flavor on the palate, with some brioche around the edges. Lime zest lingers for a few seconds on the finish. The wine is fermented in the

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David Honig

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1 min read

On the nose, this opens like a Kiwi Suav Blanc, all gooseberry and litter box, but after most of that blows off, tropical fruits come through. Passionfruit leads on the palate, but white grapefruit comes up right behind it, and laps it on the mid-palate. Gooseberry runs throughout. It's bright

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David Honig

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The color is a medium garnet. Pipe tobacco, tomato, and vanilla provide a base for blueberry, blackberry, and cherry aromas. On the palate, jammy black fruit leads, slightly off-dry, with vanilla, leafy herbs, and a hint of seared beef fat. It's a little jumbled, not quite knit together, but offers

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Becky Sue Epstein

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An amazing take on pinot grigio: not typical at all, and wonderful in a unique way. I don’t always agree with the choices made by the famed Alois Lageder production team – but here I definitely come down on their side. They source the grapes for this wine from limestone

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David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

Huge but surprisingly sophisticated and light on its feet, this Sonoma County Malbec opens with a fist but finishes with a caress. The color is intensely dark, almost black. The nose is huge, with plum, black currant, toast, vanilla, and spices. Every day of the 18 months in French oak,

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David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

The nose is marvelously sweet and fruity, with dark cherry, plums, and strawberries, with a darker herbal and balsamic background. Dryer than expected from the nose, with unsettled tannins, darker flavors come to the fore. Black cherries and plums are joined by licorice and tomato leaf. Cherries linger with dusty

What We’re Drinking – 2016 Rodney Strong “Charlotte’s Home” Sauvignon Blanc

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

The color is almost clear, a very pale yellow. The nose shows fresh pears and honeydew melon with a spritz of lime. On the palate it is intensely fruity, and rich. Pears, melon, and tangerines explode, zippy with lime zest and layered with herbal hints. It softens on the

What We’re Drinking – 2012 Weingut Salwey Oberrotweiler Henkenberg Spätburgunder GG

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

The color is a light, clear, translucent garnet. Dark cherry, raspberry, and Autumn spices waft up from the glass. The mouth-feel is round and full. Tart cranberry leads, with rich black cherry playing back up. Black pepper and coffee grounds pop up as highlights. A tart red fruit sensation lingers.

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