Wines for Spring

[Anonymous]

What are your favorites this year? Any new discoveries?

I just discovered Verdejo--so very refreshing.
Also on the lookout for good roses.

[Anonymous]

It's too hot or misquote suck

[Anonymous]

Had a yummy Seyval Blanc at Barrel Oak this past weekend. My standby is Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc. Oyster Bay's is also good.

[Anonymous]

There is no spring in DC, we go straight from frozen to swamp.

I have been drinking gruener veltliner.

But on the Rose front, Marques de Caceres - Rose Rioja is inoffensive, and at 8 bucks on sale at Rodmans, not bad.

[Anonymous]

Not a wine recommendation, but there is a berry sangria recipe on epicurious.com that calls for a dry rosé and is wonderful.

[Anonymous]

I have been drinking Sauv Blancs from New Zealand. I am not a big white wine drinker but have been able to tolerate these on hot days.

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Anonymous wrote:Had a yummy Seyval Blanc at Barrel Oak this past weekend. My standby is Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc. Oyster Bay's is also good.

I love the Kim Crawford Sauvignon blanc but we went to BOW a couple weeks ago and I was surprisingly not a fan of the seyval blanc! It didn't taste bad, it just lacked any kind of zip (to me). I found their signature white WAY too sweet.

A vinho verde from Portugal will be light and crisp and you almost cannot go wrong with a Sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. They are almost all good, across the board, especially the Marlborough varietals.

My "house wine" is Barboursville Pinot Grigio. The 2012 was delicious but stores are now carrying the 2013 and while it's still good I thought the 2012 was better. So it goes!

[Anonymous]

I tried the vinho verde thing. I totally don't get it. Tasted like slightly fizzy lemon water. Or maybe a dry san pellegrino soda.

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Anonymous wrote:I tried the vinho verde thing. I totally don't get it. Tasted like slightly fizzy lemon water. Or maybe a dry san pellegrino soda.

I think if you love wine, it can be kind of meh, but if you're the sort of person who isn't a big wine drinker and just needs something light and refreshing, it can be a good choice. I like it, but I wouldn't necessarily pick it over other wines.

[Anonymous]

^^^
Yup, I love wine. Back to chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc, and viognier....

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried the vinho verde thing. I totally don't get it. Tasted like slightly fizzy lemon water. Or maybe a dry san pellegrino soda.

I think if you love wine, it can be kind of meh, but if you're the sort of person who isn't a big wine drinker and just needs something light and refreshing, it can be a good choice. I like it, but I wouldn't necessarily pick it over other wines.

I really like the vinho verde- it's my hot summer night drink (I should say it's one of them). It's refreshing and costs next to nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried the vinho verde thing. I totally don't get it. Tasted like slightly fizzy lemon water. Or maybe a dry san pellegrino soda.

I think if you love wine, it can be kind of meh, but if you're the sort of person who isn't a big wine drinker and just needs something light and refreshing, it can be a good choice. I like it, but I wouldn't necessarily pick it over other wines.

I really like the vinho verde- it's my hot summer night drink (I should say it's one of them). It's refreshing and costs next to nothing.

Oh I like it too, but I can see how some big wine drinkers don't. I do like it but it almost never occurs to me to buy it. I'm much more likely to grab a New Zealand Sauvignon blanc, which are nearly all good and also inexpensive.

[Anonymous]

There's a white truck blend (sub $10 @ safeway) that is nice. A touch of fruit without that pucker that you can get from sauvignon blanc.

[Anonymous]

Gruner Veltliner from Austria is a nice easy to drink white. Otherwise, I never tire of sauv blanc, either from Oregon or NZ.

[Anonymous]

Yknow, Pinot Gris is a really underrated white as well. I like Firesteed.