Gnarly Vines

Weinberge in Franken, Escherndorf

Wednesday, May 20
Rieslings Paired with Asian Foods.
6-9pm

Friday, May 22
Old and New World Rieslings.
6-9pm

As part of National Riesling Week, we’re hosting two tastings to showcase the broad spectrum of this widely misunderstood varietal, from bone-dry to semi-sweet and all the way to a rare, super-sweet Beerenauslese. We’ll include Rieslings from its birthplace on the treacherously steep slopes of the Mosel (pictured above), to neighboring regions in Germany, Alsace and Austria as well as one from our neighbors in upstate NY.

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JAN. 16, 6–9PM

2008 Yellow + Blue Torrontes 1L – Cafayate, Argentina – $12.50

Organic, aromatic white from Yellow + Blue, the makers of our popular Malbec in a tetra-pack. Full-bodied lychee fruit flavors and crisp acidity – round, rich fruit gives the impression of sweetness with a dry finish. Feel great about an 80% reduction in the carbon footprint of the wine with no glass bottle and less weight during shipping.

2007 Kung Fu Girl Riesling – Columbia Valley, WA – $16

Apple aromas, crisp acidity with orange, lemon and tropical fruit flavors. A touch of CO2 and minerality create great structure in this single-vineyard, domestic Riesling. Kicks ass with Asian food!

2007 Castano Monastrell – Yecla, Spain – $10.50

Delicious, popular, easy drinking Monastrell (aka Mourvedre) from ungrafted vines in Spain’s high altitude Yecla dessert.

2006 Foradori Teroldego Rotaliano – Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy – $17 (per 375ml)

A ‘cousin’ of Syrah and Lagrein, Foradori’s Teroldego is a great winter wine – full-bodied with a smooth approach, ripe red and black berries, hints of black pepper and herbs with a firm, dry finish.

2007 Owen Roe Sharecropper’s Cabernet Sauvignon – Columbia Valley, WA – $27.50

An outstanding, hard-to-find, Washington State cab from three single vineyards in the Yakima Valley. Lots of deep, dark fruit balanced by great structure.