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From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: Holiday Wines
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Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 19:36:59 EST
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> With Christmas coming up, it's time to think about Holiday Wines...
> Gewurtztraminer seems to be a wine that fits into this category...

  I agree - a spicy, dryish Gewurz is a great accompaniment for most
  holiday food and is also delicious to sip on its own. Of California
  Gewurztraminers, I especially enjoy those put out by Chateau St Jean,
  Joseph Phelps, Navarro and Rutherford Hill.

  Something I have recently learned to enjoy after a festive meal is a
  glass of dessert wine. Few (solid) desserts, even the most yummy
  chocolatey concoctions, can rival the effect on the palate of a sip
  of a good late harvest riesling or sauternes. I recently had a late
  harvest Gewurztraminer from Ch St Jean (~$13 for a tenth!) which was
  the closest thing to Nectar ever to pass my lips - incredibly sweet,
  but with lots of spice and that indescribable taste of botrytis - the
  *noble rot* - which made the whole sensation linger endlessly...
  (Sorry - for a moment I thought this was net.poems!)

   Then, of course, there's always Champagne!

   Happy Holidays!
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Rod Williams
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