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Marci and I hosted this month's Tasting of the Philadelphia chapter of American Wine Society in our home yesterday. The theme was 'wines of the Finger Lakes'. A smaller than normal turnout either due to the fact we held it on a different Sunday than our normal tastings (3rd instead of 4th) , People were home watching Ice Dancing or the members in general didn't find the theme appealing. Hard to say. Those that did attend seemed to love the wines presented.

We served 6 wines:

  1. Dr. Konstantine Frank Dry Riesling (2007)
  2. Dr. Frank Rkatsiteli (2007) [3]
  3. Hermann J. Wiemer Semi Dry Riesling (2007) [1]
  4. Red Newt Cellars Riesling (2008) [2]
  5. Red Newt Red EFT (NV) (a red 'kitchen sink' blend) [2]
  6. Lamoreaux Landing Cabernet Frank (2007) [1]

We decided to score the reds separately from the whites. I've indicated the scoring in square brackets after the vintage.

I also served 4 Cheeses from the Finger lakes as well as grapes, grapes, hummus, edamame dip and some quince paste.

I chose the wines based on availability (5 of the wines were available in PA, NJ or DE), price, and taste. This was our first time hosting a tasting for the club and I was apprehensive about the theme and the wines. It was unfounded as everything was very well received and a spirited discussion about the area's winemaking went well beyond the appointed end time, and all wines and most of the food was consumed.

Jon

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Zeppo
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Interesting tasting, Jon. I've had two of those wines, the Dr. Frank Rkatsiteli and the Wiemer Semi Dry Riesling, and really liked them both. Good lineup of Finger Lakes wines!

Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton

Thanks Mark, It was definitely a positive experience. I'm thinking Carmenere for next year.

Jon

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Zeppo

For me as well, but I do greatly enjoy some of the reds. The Cab Franc's are excellent, and I also found well made Merlots and PNs as well as some very tasty red blends. The Red EFT listed above has been a favorite in my house since our trip last year.

What was really surprising was that two of our chapter members grew up in the Finger Lakes area, and were not expecting very much from the wines. I think if they hadn't been the friends that introduced us to the club they may have skipped the tasting based on their bias against the wines of their youth. The Dr Franks and the Wiemer really took them by surprise.

Jon

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Zeppo

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