the new boys and girls make good wine
Will wonders ever cease??? Allan Park Pete actually dragged tso and I to the country as he wanted to get some wine. Wow, times have changed. So our travels took us to Sprucewood, Erie Shores and Muscedere. It was a great time had by all and I got some Christmas shopping done too.
I got some more Sprucewood Riesling as I thought it had promise, and tonight I am having some.
As usual the music. A Canadian gem, Oliver Jones: who was taught piano by one, Daisy Peterson, Oscar's sister who trained Oscar. If you like Oscar Peterson, you'll like Oliver Jones. The funny thing is that this man toiled on cruise ships for years and only got his due in the last 15-20 yrs. I kinda met him in Toronto and can vouch that his is a quality individual which is really nice these days. So buy some of his cd's (or vinyl which is better) to allow this man to retire as he's just worked too hard.
I made teriyaki chicken on the grill with some basmati rice with a tomato/green pepper salad with a Riesling vinegar and oil dressing. Fitting eh!!! Lets just say that it held up to the food nicely though I tended to hoover the food tonight but it did well.
Now back to the wine. A very pleasant aroma with citrus note. All what a Riesling is supposed to be. The color is a nice light gold with a nice clear look. This wine definitely smells and looks appealing.
The taste..... when I was there I was speaking to the patriarch of the family and the wine is what he described it as. Not too acidic but crisp with a wonderful fruity taste. It's not flabby at all (though I love Rieslings which flirt with disaster and just approach flabbiness). I really like this wine. To me I would describe it as the California school rather than Alsace, but a good California. By golly even APP like this one and he ONLY likes Alsatians. That says something. Like any good Riesling, I taste the fruit and that in reality is what we should be tasting. Its really nice and all those great hints are there.
With food I see this going great with salmon. I bet it'll work well until things get either too spicy or oily/heavy sauced. It lacks that acidity to cut thru the gunk, but hey I don't like gunky food so this one is a keeper.
I really enjoy this one and would happily serve this one to my friends. Think Christmas dinner. This would be a good one with turkey or ham... yum yum.
