Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ptsfc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!intelca!qantel!dual!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams) Newsgroups: net.wines Subject: Re: Holiday Wines Message-ID: <240@ptsfc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 19:36:59 EST Article-I.D.: ptsfc.240 Posted: Wed Dec 19 19:36:59 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:21:05 EST References: <613@turtlevax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Pacific Bell, San Francisco Lines: 25 > 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! -- Rod Williams dual!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw