Anthony Road, Gewürztraminer 2013, Finger Lakes, New York, Wine Casual
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Anthony Road Gewürztraminer 2013 – A Gewürtz on the Nose that Arrives as a Pinot Gris in Your Glass

Anthony Road, Gewürztraminer 2013, Finger Lakes, New York

Tasting Note: If you’re familiar with Alsatian Gewürztraminers which often have intense aromas that leap out of your glass, you’ll find the aromatics of this gewürztraminer to be more subtle but still expressive of characteristic gewürztraminer aromas of baking spice and lychee.[Read more]

Bellwether Wine Cellars, Riesling 2013, Tuller Vineyard, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York, Wine Casual
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Bellwether Wine Cellars Riesling 2013 Tuller Vineyard – Delivering Complexity Beyond that of Most Rieslings

Bellwether Wine Cellars, Riesling 2013, Tuller Vineyard, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York

Tasting Note: For those of you who are not familiar with natural-yeast fermented wine (or “indigenous-yeast”-fermented wine as winemakers are quick to correctly point out that all yeasts are “natural”), your senses will be pleasantly-engaged with the champagne-yeast, apple and pear-scented nose of this pale, lemon-colored riesling that is slightly sparkling in your glass – similar to the slight sparkle you enjoy in a glass vinho verde.[Read more]

Standing Stone Vineyards, Riesling 2014, Finger Lakes, New York, Wine Casual
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Standing Stone Vineyards Riesling 2014 – Just-Ripened Peaches Kissed by Lazy Summer Afternoon Sun

Standing Stone Vineyards, Riesling 2014, Finger Lakes, New York

Tasting Note: Golden in color, this off-dry Riesling has the nose of a basket of fresh-picked green apples and just-ripened peaches kissed by lazy summer afternoon sun.

These aromas are followed by the gentle essences of baking spices dipped in chalk (this is a good thing- trust me).[Read more]