Betsy made fish tacos, opened the 2015 Vollenweider “Wolfer Goldgru be” Riesling Kabinett. Rich but balanced by bright acids, moderate sweetness, peach and green apple. Gets limey with air. Wet rocks and oyste r shell (?) on finish. B+
Some old friends were in town for a wedding, we traveled down to Riverdale for dinner at mutual friends. I brought the appetizers- fileto (cured tende rloin), pasthourma, and smoked lard/pickle canapes.
NV Mionetto Prosecco Never a fan of this, but this was my first corked bottle of Prosecco in mem ory, no one else seemed to notice so why say anything. NR
Dinner was grilled pork marinated in orange, lemon and rosemary, pasta wit h a fresh tomato and almond/ basil sauce and a celery and fennel salad. All delicious
2012 CVNE “Imperial” Rioja Reserve Fuller riper vintage of Imperial, black cherry with some vanillin oak and a anise edge. Some tannic structure, good but a bit much for the pork. Enjoy ed by itself later. B+2017 Gobelsburg Cistercien rose Watermelon and cherries, very popular, I thought a little less zip than oth er vintages, but that might have just been because it was a bit too warm. B ?
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a p arty where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.