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Do you guys like them?If so, is there any varietal that you favor over others?
If you don't drink whites, why?
Edits: 01/14/11Follow Ups:
I'm a big Riesling fan, but will drink anything...not too fond of the way most Chard is made (especially in this country). I highly recommend Domaine Weinbach for Riesling and Gewurtz. Don't be afraid to spend some coin....what those ladies put in the bottle is pretty wonderful stuff.
I forgot about the nice dry rieslings and gewurztraminer's that are available. If you're ever able to swing by Navarro Vineyards in the Anderson Valley it's definitely worth a stop. They make some exceptional dry rieslings and an estate gewurztraminer that, if available is out of this world. Love that floral nose on the gewurtz.Glad to see that you guys can appreciate the whites too.
Mike
Edits: 01/17/11
...my wife mainly drinks chardonnay or champagne.
Red wine tends to give her a headache.
In the warm weather, I'll start off with a glass of white if we aren't having champagne on a Friday of Saturday evening.
I tend to focus on California wines since they're so accessible here, but I've had a couple of memorable Montrachets.
So for every day chardonnays, she likes Ferrari-Carano or Landmark Overlook.
For special occassions, there's Ferrari-Carano Reserve, Rombauer or Chalk Hill.
But I drink much more red than I do white. I guess that I find more depth in a red than I do a white at a lower price point.
As for special moments, I'd say I've had about as many with whites as I have with reds.
Great moments with whites: Ch. Haut Brion White (sauvignon blanc), Mosel Auslese Ice Wein (reisling), Ch. Rieussec (semillion), Batard Montrachet (chardonnay), Dom Perignon.
I get frustrated when people tell me they only drink red wine. Such a waste.
"I get frustrated when people tell me they only drink red wine. Such a waste. "
I couldn't agree more. The right white wine for the right occasion can be very special indeed. One of my favorite things is to sip Sancerre Blanc on a summer evening sitting on the deck. Another nice match for that same occasion would be an un-oaked Chablis or New Zealand Sauv Blanc.
I'm not a big California chardonnay fan unless the oak and malolactic fermentation is kept in check. I prefer a more subtle white in most cases rather than being wacked over the head with an oak branch (or barrel as is the case).
The fine french white dessert wines (sauternes and barsac) are our favorite though. I guess that's why there's close to 100 of them in our cellar. I do wish we could find more Baume de Venise in this country though. Also would like to taste more white bordeaux than I have. I bet that Haut Brion blanc that you mentioned (or similar) is a tasty one...
Mike
That happened years ago and will probably never happen again. I was working at a really good wine store at the time and a customer had bought a case for his daughters wedding. They opened them all so when he tried to bring back a couple we "had" to drink it. The white goes for over $500 a bottle now. But it was the finest bottle of dry white I have ever tasted.
I also got to taste a Ch. Yquem around the same time. We all pitched in some money and opened a half bottle. This was early 80's and it was expensive even then. Unluckily it was far to young and the alcohol hadn't incorporated yet.
Like you, I keep a few half bottles of good Sauternes in my collection.
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