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Inniskillin 2006 Vidal Icewine

Posted in Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Vidal is an French-American hybrid variety of white wine grape, a cross of Ugni Blanc and Rayon d’Or (Seibel 4986). It is well suited to icewines because it produces high sugar levels in cold climates while maintaining good acid levels.
The variety was developed in the 1930s by French breeder Jean Louis Vidal, hence the name. [...]

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Dr. Loosen 2005 Riesling Beerenauslese Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Dr. Loosen is one of the more well respected modern producers in Germany. No matter what wine you get from him, you are almost guaranteed to get a clean, well-made wine. The 2005 Riesling Beerenauslese is no exception.
While I would love to get into the specifics of German wines and how they are categorized, [...]

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2004 Merlot Dulce, Pago del Vicario

Posted in Late Harvest, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on March 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I tasted a lot of good dessert wines at the recent Salon des vins de Québec, Quebec City’s first-ever large-scale wine fair. Some great Sauternes and Barsac, a terrific Recioto del Soave by Pieropan, and some nice ice wine.
But for this first post on The Tawny Times, I figured I would taste outside the box. [...]

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