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Started 9 months ago by tdziemia
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tdziemia
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Adding to earlier recommendations, here are three nice, light, inexpensive whites for the dog days of August. All were obtained at Hausfrau Haven in German VIllage, but are also available at other area wine stores.

1. Falerio (Italian) 7.99
Could make you forget about pinot grigio, especially at this price. Light, fresh and dry. Comes from the Adriatic coast of central Italy (Marche region). Nice aperitif wine, or with very light foods

2. La Linda Torrontes (Argentina) $10
Torrontes is a grape grown almost exclusively in Argentina and Uruguay. The best wines produced from this grape have a lovely floral fragrance and flavor but are completely dry, which is exactly what you'll find in this wine.

3. Evolucion Furmint (Hungary) $10
Furmint is an obscure grape used to make Hungary's great dessert wines, but this version is dry, fruity and perfect as a poolside or picnic quaff.

Salut!

Posted 9 months ago #
Snarf
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Got a box of Yellow Tail sav blanc for $15 the other day, oh yeah!

Posted 9 months ago #
sean2outerspace
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I'm digging
Pomelo Sauvignon Blanc by Mason Cellars
d'Orsaria Pinot Grigio by Marco Cecchini
Runcaris Soave by Fattori

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tourist19
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Oh they have a dry Hungarian Furmint at Housefrau? I'm there tomorrow! Thanks :-) Hungarians usually keep all the good stuff to themselves and only export the famous Tokaji and "Bull's Blood" (which is not the most impressive red).

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Rockmastermike
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I had a surprisingly good white at Heineman's Winery today (a winery I had visted today because they have a 'crystal cave' on south Bass island up in lake Erie).

Heineman's "Island Chablis", which I was told is a blend of Vidal Blanc and Riesling grapes. I was honestly just not expecting much from a winery I had no prior knowledge of, but after a taste we decided to take a break from biking around the island and split a cold bottle of the stuff on the patio.

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tdziemia
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Sean2, yeah, ALL the NZ sauvignon blancs are on sale right now all over the area. Nobilo, Oyster Bay, Geisen and some others are priced at $10. Current house favorite Starborough at $11.
Rockmastermike, agree that Ohio has some gems if you're willing to experiment. I don't know Heinemann. I recently had a white from Kinkead Ridge which is down near the Ohio River. Viognier based wine for $16. VERY good and worth seeking out. It's a very small winery and not to omuch of it shows up in central Ohio.

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sean2outerspace
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tdziemia said:
Sean2, yeah, ALL the NZ sauvignon blancs are on sale right now all over the area. Nobilo, Oyster Bay, Geisen and some others are priced at $10. Current house favorite Starborough at $11.

Honestly, I prefer domestic SBs all day over NZ SBs. Those same wines will continue to be discounted for the majority of the year, the way wine pricing works with national importers is that they set the price very high, and have a "sale price" that makes it look like a steal. They are only required to have it on "regular price" for 2 months of the year.

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Rockmastermike
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tdziemia said:
Rockmastermike, agree that Ohio has some gems if you're willing to experiment. I don't know Heinemann. I recently had a white from Kinkead Ridge which is down near the Ohio River. Viognier based wine for $16. VERY good and worth seeking out. It's a very small winery and not to omuch of it shows up in central Ohio.

Oh yeah, Kinkead Ridge is, without a doubt, one of the best wineries in the state and becoming a real contender on the national scene. They produce a lot of really great stuff. You can almost always find their wines at Gentiles and Spagio Cellers over in the grandview area.

I have no idea if you can even find Heinemann's stuff anywhere around here, and most of what they produce is WAY too sweet for my tastes, but they do have a few that break that mold. The one I mentioned could be a little drier, but its not nearly as sweet as a lot of good Rieslings.

(I'm not dissin' the sweet wine market. "Cool-aid wine" is cool if that's what folks like, but it's just not my bag).

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tdziemia
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Sean2, I've always liked Dry Creek and Murphy-Goode for US SB. Also recently tasted a new release of Simi that was very good, and I think is also currently being discounted. My beef with Calif SB is when they try to be as rich and heavyweight as chardonnays which defeats the purpose for me. Also true that some of the NZ types have screeching high acidity that's equally over the top.
And thanks for sharing hte Italian recs.

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