Best Buy! Back in 2002, the Gehringer brothers notched their first career Platinum via this cross of Riesling and Silvaner — developed in the Rheingau city of Geisenheim where Walter Gehringer went to school. Here is their 17th Platinum with that early-ripening grape. It opens with a sweet perfume of apricot, white peach and honey. The honey continues, lightly coating the … [Read more...] about Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2021 Ehrenfelser, Okanagan Valley $14.99
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Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2021 Classic Riesling, Okanagan Valley $14.99
Best Buy! The Gehringers have won 27 Platinums just for their Riesling program, an enduring tribute to their winemaking and winegrowing education in West Germany. This continues to be one of the New World’s most remarkable examples of this noble grape. It is fresh, fruity and steely with a blade or two of grass as white peach, Bartlett pear and lemon/lime combine to pop in the … [Read more...] about Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2021 Classic Riesling, Okanagan Valley $14.99
Moon Curser Vineyards 2021 Arneis, Okanagan Valley $26.99
The fact that Arneis in Italian translates to “little rascal” probably makes it even more endearing to fun-loving and sometimes irreverent folks at Moon Curser. Their expression with this white grape accents the yellow orchard fruit and jasmine notes. Melon and kiwi fruit add some fleshiness to the midpalate, then there’s a zesty finish of Meyer lemon that still allows for … [Read more...] about Moon Curser Vineyards 2021 Arneis, Okanagan Valley $26.99
Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery 2019 King’s Ransom Chardonnay, Okanagan Falls $50
Okanagan Valley winemaker Benoit Gauthier has the benefit of sourcing this Chardonnay from estate vines with Dijon clones 76 and 95, and the interest and investment in this program includes a barrel program of 100% new French oak. Yet this Chardonnay doesn’t come across as overoaked. Among the fun notes for this wine were fresh churros — the deep-fried Mexican pastry with … [Read more...] about Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery 2019 King’s Ransom Chardonnay, Okanagan Falls $50
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2021 Old Vines Auxerrois, Golden Mile Bench $15.99
Best Buy! Of the Gehringers’ 97 career Platinums, 11 have been with this remarkable but obscure white variety from Alsace that is sometimes labeled in that region as Pinot Blanc. While it is often sublime, Walter and Gordon Gehringer create a magical setting, starting with remarkable florals of cherry blossom, apricot and sliced Asian pear. The approach to the palate is clean … [Read more...] about Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2021 Old Vines Auxerrois, Golden Mile Bench $15.99