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Hi, I'm Jim. I'm not a wine professional or critic. But I am a geek who loves wine. For me, half the fun of wine is learning about the grapes, the vineyards, the winemaking, the history behind the bottle. I'm drawn to old vines, indigenous grapes, single vineyard bottlings, field blends and anything else that makes a wine distinctive. On this blog I share my thoughts and tasting notes on the wines I drink and what I learn about them along the way.

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Helfrich Riesling 2007 Alsace

Producer: Helfrich
Grapes: 100% Riesling
Appellation: Alsace (AOC, France). This region of France has been handed back and forth between France & Germany numerous times depending on who won the last war. So many of the names don’t sound very French. If you generally avoid Riesling because you’ve tried German ones and found them too sweet or [...]

December 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes | One comment. Add yours.

Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2008

Producer: Charles Smith Wines
Grapes: 100% Riesling
Appellation: Columbia Valley (though from a single vineyard; see below)
Vineyard: Evergreen Vineyard, a 452 acre vineyard planted to 10 different white varieties and farmed by Milbrandt Vineyards. It is rather young, having been planted in 1998. The vineyard currently falls under the large Columbia Valley AVA, but is a part [...]

November 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes | 4 comments. Add yours.