Resending this....
BTW, Liq. Depot Tasting is today. Sale starts today.
List is on line at
liquordepot.com.
Cheers,
Jim
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Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 16:31:01 -0500
From: "Jim L. Ellingson" <jellings(a)me.umn.edu>
To: wine(a)thebarn.com, "Jim L. Ellingson" <jellings(a)me.umn.edu>
Subject: California at Oddfellows
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Greetings,
Heading to Oddfellows this week.
Russ's California Dream is for Non-Cabernet and Non-Napa
wines from California. Potential options include Syrah,
Cal Ital, Zins and all the whites. Should be lots of fun.
Oddfellows / Boom
612-378-3188
401 E Hennepin
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Who's coming out to play... Five For Fining
Russ
Lori
Nikolai
Jim
Louise
Cheers,
Jim
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Subject: The 30 Second Wine Advisor - Gruner mit Spargel
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THE 30 SECOND WINE ADVISOR, Friday, May 14, 2004
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* SPARGEL MIT GRUNER Another candidate for world's best asparagus
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* SOLLNER 2002 "WOGENRAIN" WAGRAM DONAULAND GRUNER VELTLINER ($13)
Racy and tart, with a lovely stony minerality: Classic GV.
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SPARGEL MIT GRUNER
Monday's dissertation on finding the perfect wine to go with fresh
spring asparagus turned out to be another of those topics that
inspired an unexpected flurry of E-mail and online forum responses.
Along with a lot of support for my assertion that a "grassy"
Sauvignon Blanc makes a natural companion for these vernal spears
and the usual choir of praise for Riesling as the wine that goes
with everything, a few enthusiasts spoke up for Alsatian Muscat
(the drier the better) as an ideal match.
But perhaps the strongest claim came from the Austrian contingent
and those who love Austrian wine: Gruner Veltliner ("GV" for
short), these advocates say, may be the best match of all -
particularly for the thick and tender white spears that Germans and
Austrians call "Spargel," a seasonal treat that's just about at its
peak right now. (By coincidence, I was in Austria - and visited
Donauland and the neighboring Wachau region - on this very day in
May, 1998. I still remember how Spargel - and Gruner Veltliner -
appeared at just about every meal except maybe breakfast.)
GV is one of my white-wine favorites, a topic I took on just a
month ago in a report on Austria and its wines in the April 12 Wine
Advisor. For today's tasting report, let's take a look at another
tasty GV, this one from the lovely Donauland region near Vienna.
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SOLLNER 2002 "WOGENRAIN" WAGRAM DONAULAND GRUNER VELTLINER ($13)
This very fine GV comes from the Wagram ("Vah-grahm") sub-region in
Austria's Donauland ("Danube-land") growing area, a scenic spot on
the north bank of the Danube not far northwest of Vienna. A clear,
very pale straw color, it offers pleasant aromas of honeydew melon
with a whiff of peppermint. Ripe white fruit and fragrant white-
pepper flavors are built on racy, zippy, lemon-squirt acidity; a
pleasing "stony" minerality develops with time in the glass, adding
flavor complexity and texture in the finish. U.S. importer:
Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, Pa. (April 30, 2004)
FOOD MATCH: A natural with white or green asparagus, as noted, and
fine with poultry, pork or fish, GV is one of the most versatile of
food wines. We served it with a marlin steak pan-seared Sicilian-
style with lemon, garlic and oregano.
VALUE: A white wine of finesse and quality, more than fairly priced
in the lower teens.
WHEN TO DRINK: Drinking well, but you needn't fear keeping it under
cool conditions for a few years.
WEB LINK: The winery Website is currently available only in German.
You'll find the specs on the Wogenrain GV here:
http://www.weingut-soellner.at/ger/wogenrain.html
FIND THIS WINE ONLINE: In the U.S., ask your local merchant to seek
this wine through Weygandt-Metzler, the Pennsylvania-based
importer. Check the winery Website under "Bezugsquellen" ("Supply
Sources") for distributors in many countries:
http://www.weingut-soellner.at/ger/bezugsquellen.html
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