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Wine Details
Price:
$8.36 per bottle
Description:
Silver Medal, Indy Intl. Wine Competition, 2000, Bronze Medal, American Wine Society, 2000, Bronze Medal, Dallas Morning News Wine Competition, 2001. The slight sweetness of this Vidal Blanc wine is balanced by the grape's own acids. The citrus and melon characters make this wine refreshing. This is our most popular white wine. Food pairing suggestions: Mild white cheeses and fresh fruit. If you enjoy Rieslings and Rhine wines, you are going to love First Bloom.
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Varietal Definition
Riesling:
On the sweeter end of the spectrum, some of the best dessert wines should give thanks to the Riesling varietal. Riesling is known for its complementary nature of combining balanced acidity with sugar. Rieslings are made dry to sweet, but it is the sweet style Riesling that brought about its popularity in the United States. With the rise of spicy sauces, marinades and dips to flavor our meal, Riesling plays a part in taking off the edge of the heat. Riesling is known for a number of signature characteristics: floral, citrus and pear. Riesling has peaked in California with 11,000 acres planted. Today, Monterey County’s cool-climate areas and its long growing season produce good amounts of character for the Riesling grape. Outside of
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Vidal Blanc:
A white French hybrid once widely planted in the south of France, it is more suitable for growing in warm and humid climates like the South. These vines are prolific, producing large golden berries, suitable for eating out of hand as table grapes. When vinified, Villard Blanc makes a fruity, mildly intense white wine (somewhat Sauvignon Blanc like) of fairly neutral and simple flavors. Primarily used for blending.
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