What wine are you drinking? Summer 2009

[Josh]

It's about time somebody did it!

As for me...

Baron Herzog Old Vine Zin (Lodi) 2005.

Was there a bad 2005 vintage anywhere on the planet? If there was, I haven't had it!

Great wine, and with chocolate, it's amazing.

[ratcheer]

I have bought several bottles this summer, but I haven't opened any, yet.

Tim

[OscarV]

Martin Codax Albarino 2006, I got about half dozen of these and we like them on weekends.
Also the Dry Traminette by Sandhill Crane, both are great summer wines.

[Josh]

Very nice choices.

To continue the summer wine theme, I'm having a nice glass of the Chateau Grand Traverse 2007 pinot noir vin gris, a nice, flavorful, but light rose. Really hits the spot when it's 90 degrees outside.

[bonneamie]

My post-work, summer-afternoon-on-the-screened-in-back-porch sip of wine is from another excellent bottle from the Wright Meyers winery of Shepherdsville KY. The last one was a very tasty vignolles. This one is a Riesling, very light, perfect summer wine. I'm not a big fan of whites but sometimes it's just too hot for red.

Not only is it good wine, but there's a good story about our visit to the tasting room.

[texascarl]

Rene' Barbier's Mediterrannean White. It's always tasty, it's always inexpensive. I've been trying to find another old staple, the latest Bonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare. If I can't find some soon I'll glom onto another rose' and Randall will have to wait til next year to get my money.

[OscarV]

Not only is it good wine, but there's a good story about our visit to the tasting room.

...and that would be?

[Josh]

I've been trying to find another old staple, the latest Bonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare. If I can't find some soon I'll glom onto another rose' and Randall will have to wait til next year to get my money.

That's one of my favorites too. I just picked up a bottle at TJ's a few weeks ago but I haven't opened it yet. I don't think I've had a bad bottle from Bonny Doon.

I don't remember the Wright-Meyer story, other than watching the Boilers at the tasting bar

[jburlowski]

Laid in some New Age: one of our favorite summer whites.

[bonneamie]

...and that would be?

The winery is apparently in a subdivision, we drove past many houses to get to it, and found it only thanks to a Magellan. When we got there it was about 5 min to closing time, they graciously welcomed us into the tasting room and let us taste everything, including stuff that wasn't for sale.

Of course I bought several bottles, but what I think tastes great in the tasting room often doesn't taste so great back at home. Tastebud overload, I think. But this stuff, so far, has been great.