The Braves
The Braves are getting spanked. Sigh.
Now is as good a time as any to break into my stash of Columbia Winery Cellarmaster’s Riesling (2003). A fabulous wine, by the way. If you don’t like that nasty buttery aftertase most white wines have, I suggest you try this.
October 5th, 2005 at 11:36 pm
White wines in the states, that is. I have yet to find that bizarre buttery aftertaste in any of France’s whites (and there are thousands of them), but I also have yet to find much on offer – as far as whites go – in U.S. restaurants other than the obligatory Chardonnay (very buttery, the American ones are, but the French Chardonnays are very different – woodsy/oakey).
And, mmm…Reisling….if you ever have a chance to go to Alsace (especially this exact time of year; they are harvesting) take it!
Anyway, I just wanted to send a big fat FELICITATIONS on the birth of your beautiful Monsieur Jonny Une Chausette!
October 6th, 2005 at 4:12 am
Thanks so much. If he could, he would say “Hi”, too.
Yeah, I don’t get that need for butteryness here. I’m going to be experimenting with some local and kind-of-local wineries over the next couple of months. There is a winery in Aiken and another in Thompson for goodness sake! Who knew? There is also another in North Myrtle Beach, so I’m going to check that one out the next time I visit my brother.
Who knows, I might hit onto some jewels from these places. Then again, it might be grape flavored rubbing alcohol. I doubt it, though.
October 7th, 2005 at 5:07 am
There’s one in St. Augustine and the first time I went, I tried all 9 wines that they offered and could taste something very distinct in all of them, but couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was.
They were all made from muscadines – makes complete sense, as the muscadine is the “native” variety of grape in that area. I remembered eating them from childhood and never really thought about using them for wine…
I had no idea there were wineries around Aiken and Thompson. Where are the grapes grown, right there?
October 7th, 2005 at 5:26 am
It seems the Aiken Winery uses california grapes. That kind of seems like cheating.
The 1810 Country Inn and Winery in Thomson uses only Georgia grapes. I’m not sure where in GA but they seem very strict about it being within state lines.
October 7th, 2005 at 9:58 am
I wonder if the Thompson one uses a variety of muscadine, too, then? Grapes don’t grow very well in hot humid climates, which is why they use the muscadines in Florida; they are “native” to the southeast and grow well there.
Let me know how it goes with the winery, then. Now I’m curious.
P.S. Didn’t your beloved Braves win last night?