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German| Date: 2004-08-01 14:45:51 |
| From: JEFFREY HELLMAN |
Subject: Re: lighter, sweeter wines (was: sparkling |
| Ken, I have not had the Sichel, but if you like Piesporter wines, try Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtropchen. Haart is the best producer in that village by far. For inexpensive German wine, I also recommend Strub in addition to Leitz. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Rhodes" <kentana1@comcast.net> To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 2:22 PM Subject: [wineforum] lighter, sweeter wines (was: sparkling wine..what a > Thanks for the post regarding the "lighter, sweeter" wines. I will > certainly try the one's you mentioned. > I am still trying to find Sichel Piesporter Riesling. We had some at a > restaurant in Florida and were told it was not available to the public. > Bummer! The wine was excellent. > Please advise if you have heard of the wine or know where it may be > purchased. > > Tammie, try "Yellowtail" Cabernet Sauvignon. Inexpensive and quite > tasty. > > Regards, > > Ken Rhodes > > -----Original Message----- > From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de] On > Behalf Of JEFFREY HELLMAN > Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 5:35 AM > To: wineforum@wein-plus.com > Subject: [wineforum] Re: sparkling wine..what a great > > Sam's in Chicago has Nyetimber. You appear to like lighter sweeter > wines. > Stick with the Mosel, but also try Leitz Dragonstone. I think that you > would like Vouvray as well. Try a Chidaine Montlouis if you can find > one. > They are usually less than $15. For reds, try some of George Dubouef's > Beaujolais. I think that you will love them. Let me know. Jeff > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tammie Naguit" <teardropchevelle@earthlink.net> > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 11:00 AM > Subject: [wineforum] RE: sparkling wine..what a great > > > > Hello Mr. Englishman, > > > > I'M a Yank. And I don't know how I got all this email, from all > these > > wine'os but I do love wine. I'm a bit of a novice you see. I love > > Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine, also Blue Nun, Sangria, > Leiframilch,Qualitatswein, > > and know very little about wine in general only if it taste good. > > > > The American wines I like are Cello Lambrusco by: Gallo (Very > inexpensive), > > Any Wine by Robert Mondavi > > epically his White Zinfandel, Berringer makes good wine. If you need > for > > me to > > test some American brands for you I would be happy to. > > > > How would I get a bottle of this Nyetimber in the US? I'm looking for > a > > red wine > > that taste really good not to dry, I guess, whatever that means. If > dry > is > > like > > Merlot, I hate it, what do you suggest I try next? What are some > good > > Italian, French and English wines that I can get in the United States, > and > > no > > I'm not a rich woman. Can you explain what dry and the other > terminology > > of wine is? > > One time I tasted a wine, that tasted like roasted almonds, I loved > it. > > > > The other day I tried an Ecco Domani: 1997 Sangiovese Di Toscana, it > tasted > > okay > > But a little too tart for my taste buds. We have these wild grapes > that > > grow in the woods > > in the South East of the US. and they are called Muscidines, and they > make > > the most > > wonderful wine you could imagine. > > > > Thank you for your time the Yank, Tammie Naguit > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: <boscastle@t-online.de (David Williams)> > > > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> > > > Date: 7/29/2004 6:40:35 AM > > > Subject: [wineforum] RE: sparkling wine..what a great > > > > > > I happen to be a Englishman living in southern Germany and saw this > > > correspondence about Nyetimber sparkling wine. In case anyone is > > interested > > > it is produced in the Orchard Hive and Wine vineyard in West > Chiltingham > > and > > > I have found a phone number, 01798 (in the UK) 813989. West > Chiltingham > > is > > > a small pretty village neart Storington and Washington. (Bet you > didn't > > > know the US Washington was named after a sleepy West Sussex > village!) I > > > don't personally know anything about Nyetimer wines but there is a > revival > > > of wine production in the UK, mostly in the south. East Anglia and > Wales. > > I > > > think there are currently around 30+ vineyards. People think it's > odd > but > > > wine has been made in England since Roman times and was a monastic > > tradition > > > in the middle ages. Wine was killed largely in the 18th cent. by > spirits > > > like gin (see Hogarth) and then by taxation in the late 19th and > early > > 20th > > > cents. English vineyards have similar climate and growing > conditions to > > > Champagne and the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer area of Germany so there is no > reason > > why > > > English wine should not be produced. Riesling and other white wine > grapes > > > are grown and I agree and can testify some of them are excellent. > (I > > don't > > > quite know why I'm promoting English wine so enthusiastically since > I'm > > just > > > starting a business to sell good German wine, the kind you which > goes a > > few > > > steps beyond Liebfraumilch and which you don't find in your > supermarket > or > > > Oddbins. But as a wine lover I admit that English wine is, in my > > > experience, usually carefully made and worth drinking, albeit it on > the > > > expensive side). David Williams > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de]On > > > Behalf Of Leon Stolarski > > > Sent: 28 July 2004 20:29 > > > To: wineforum@wein-plus.com > > > Subject: [wineforum] Re: sparkling wine..what a great surprise > > > > > > > > > Hello Sigi (and all on the wineforum list) > > > > > > I do not have personal experience of Nyetimber sparkling wines, but > I do > > > know that the Queen serves it to visiting heads of state from all > around > > > the > > > world, at state banquets. Enough said, I suppose! > > > > > > By the way, I don't know how I came to be a "subscriber" to this > list, > but > > > it is most interesting. By the way, if anyone reading this in the > U.K is > a > > > fan of wines from the Languedoc and Rhone, you may like to visit our > site > > > at > > > www.lsfinewines.co.uk and take a look. Cheap shot, I know, > but > you > > > could always join our mailing list, too - we are a relatively new > > business, > > > and need as many visitors as we can get - and our wine list will > soon > > grow, > > > when we add even more great wines! > > > > > > Regards > > > Leon Stolarski > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Markgräfler - Weinservice" <info@markgraefler-weinservice.de> > > > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.de> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:35 AM > > > Subject: [wineforum] sparkling wine..what a great surprise > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hello, > > > > last sunday we tasted an sparkling wine...bevor go further i have > to > > > > say we're living in england since 6 weeks & i don't know the > market > > > > very well. the wine costs 19 £ which is a good price for - example > - > > > > a champagne. all the good known labels starts up from ca. 22 > > > > £.....thats what i found so far. now this one was a vintage > sparkling > > > > wine from 1996....chardonnay dominated plus pinot meunier & pinot > > > > noir. the wine was really good...like a typicall chardonnay > dominated > > > > sparkling wine....racy....good length....complexy > structure...yellow > > > > fruits apard with green granny smith apples.....very fine toasty > > > > notes....and have the potential for another 2-3 years & if you > like > > > > matured sparkling wines also for 4-5 years. > > > > > > > > it was an english sparkling wine...i was you can say shocked about > > > > the absolute great quality.....there is no question to compare it > > > > with excellent sparkling wines from > champagne...franciacorta...ect. > > > > > > > > 1996 nyetimber,brut classic blend, traditional method, from west > > > > sussex. do anyone knows this wine ? > > > > > > > > regards sigi > > > > > > > > This message was created using the Web-based forum : > > > > www.wein-plus.com/forum/ > > > --- > > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 03/02/2004 > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 03/02/2004 |
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