Most people can confidently pair wines with seafood, meat, or pasta—but pairing wines with salads can put even an avid wine drinker into a quandary. With the warm weather upon us, salads are about to take up more room at-read more-
This is a well-balanced and luxurious Chardonnay. It is made with 25% in stainless steel and 75% in new medium-toast French Oak. It does not undergo malolactic fermentation. The wine was rich and creamy but clean, with good acids and-read more-
Clear, pale, dull gold. Clean, aromas of peach, banana, apple, pear, lemon, tropical fruit. Dry, full body, medium acid, fleshy yellow fruit, lime. WHO: Bodegas Shaya WHAT: Verdejo WHERE: Rueda, Spain WHEN: 2008 HOW MUCH: $15
Clear, bright, lemon yellow. Bright and aromatic with notes of grass, boxwood, lemon, herbs, green vegetables, and dill. Dry, full body, medium-high acid, lime, green apple, long finish. WHO: Pagos del Rey WHAT: Verdejo WHERE: Rueda, Spain WHEN: 2008 HOW-read more-
Clear, bright, straw yellow. Herbal, eucalyptus, honey, apple, pear, floral aromas. Dry, medium acidity, pear, yellow apple, ripe fruit, light finish. WHO: Bodegas Laxas WHAT: Albariño WHERE: Rías Baíxas, Spain WHEN: 2007 HOW MUCH: $15
Clear, pale lemon yellow with a little pétillance, or effervescence. Clean nose with light to medium intensity. Youthful aromas including green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, slate, and anise star. Off-dry with medium acidity, body and light alcohol. Intense fruit flavors-read more-
With a rich and creamy mouth feel, the wine made its entrance with the typical apple and pear you’d expect at the surface. Underneath however, I detected entrancing layers of melon and tropical star fruit notes while the mouth offered-read more-
This is a very pleasant Sauvignon Blanc. It is neither overblown with oak nor starkly acidic and reeking of cat urine. Rather, it has grassy flavors with white grapefruit and just a tiny background hint of gooseberry. It has a-read more-