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WINE OF THE WEEK (4/13/2014)

By: Ed "The Wine Guy" Makuta




I recommend the following wines for your enjoyment during the upcoming holidays:

WHITE WINE

KRIS PINOT GRIGIO An Italian-style Grigio: light and crisp, a perfect complement to turkey and ham.   

ACROBAT PINOT GRIS Oregon-style Grigio, creamy in texture. Also ERATH, and A TO Z.

TRIMBACH RIESLING Dry (not sweet) from Alsace, France.

TRIMBACH PINOT BLANC Also from Alsace. Elegant, dry, with hints of fruit.

HERMANN WIEMER DRY RIESLING Some sugar here. Very satisfying. From New York Finger Lake Region.

SIMI CHARDONNAY A store favorite. Classic California Chardonnay.

OYSTER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC Perennial favorite from New Zealand.

FIRST CRUSH SAUVIGNON BLANC Dr. Puzio's delicious wine produced here on the Cape from grapes in an area adjacent to Napa Valley. Less intense that New Zealand.

WHISPERING ANGEL ROSE The new vintage is due this week, more intense in aroma (rose petal) and flavor (strawberry).


RED WINE 

MEIOMI Succulent California Pinot Noir. The perfect complement to lamb or salmon.

MARK WEST Our best-selling California Pinot Noir.

14 HANDS RED BLEND A delicious wine from Columbia Valley, Washington State.

14 HANDS MERLOT A more complex Merlot than you may be used to.

CUSUMANO NERO D'AVOLA A lighter red from Sicily. The name of the grape is Nero d'Avola.

KRIS ROSSO A lighter red blend from Italy. The first vintage of this wine from Kris, the same producer as the Pinot Grigio.