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Wine Details
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Description:
Ashfall White is our very popular blend of Riesling and Gewurztraminer. Its name dates back to 1980, when Mt. St. Helens blew its top. The citrus fruit of Riesling is augmented by a note of spiciness from Gewurz. This wine is well balanced with a hint of sweetness and is a great sipping wine. It goes well with fish and is especially good with crab.
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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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Traminer:
Parent grape of the popular Gewurztraminer clone. Still grown in France and in California but almost everywhere has been replaced by its much more intense and spicy offspring clone.
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