2001 with its silky cherry notes, sweet vanilla, and delicious balance along with flavors of mocha and casis; - 2003 with its notes of Prince Edward Cherry Tobacco, vanilla, and ripe fruit; - 2005 with the flavors described above along with more ripe red integrated and concentrated fruits, much more extracted too …. Perfect Berries.

1% Yellow Muscat: an aromatic variety. At the time of full ripening, before botrytis, Furmint, Harslevelu, and Muscat grapes are harvested to make dry wines. “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?&# the woman’s voice says, incredulous. Sunday: Dinner in a Chateau. The Control Room. The Cellar. Gravity: The Taste Test.

It's a rare treat for me to get to hang out with Jeremy and although we insisted that he and Tracie were our guests, they insisted upon bringing a wine to us, a dry Muscat from the Veneto. This wine is bone dry, which is the only way I enjoy Muscat or Gewurztraminer at this point. He recommended something like a salt cod purée.

like highly aromatic wines with washed rind cheeses - Gewurz or Muscat perhaps, but Hudson Red is on the mellow side of the washed rind spectrum. 2005 François Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Les Tuffeaux , $23, Louis/Dressner Selections. There are some great cheeses produced in New York and Vermont. And it's completely delicious.

understand Gewurztraminer, like Muscat, the way they relate to the other white Alsace grapes. In general, Gewurztraminer and Muscat make aromatic wines, whereas Riesling and Sylvaner are more mineral, and Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc are more about fresh fruit. I'm one of those weirdos who likes Gewurztraminer.

2005 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay, Margaret River. 2005 Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Riesling, Barossa. All Saints Estate Museum Release Muscat, Rutherglen. 2005 Mount Horrocks Riesling, Clare Valley. 2005 John Duval Wines Eligo Shiraz, Barossa Valley. 2005 Vasse Felix Semillon, Margaret River.

Sadly, Tibor Gal died too young in a car accident in 2005. Finally, we tried a “white muscat from the red stone,&# which sounded to me as if it will be the next Indiana Jones movie. The most recent session of my six-week introductory wine class at NYU wrapped up last week. It is an assignment! Good times!

An interesting blend and concept: The winemaker, Yoko Sato is Japanese and produces this blend of 60% Alren, 30% Macabeo and 10% Muscat grapes for Vino De La Tierra De Castilla, Spain and was specifically created to pair well with sushi. Very light straw in color, on the nose are floral notes with a mild minerality and lemon on the palate.

The 2007 Mosaico , for example, is a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Muscat, Gewurtztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, and Friulano.but all from one specific vineyard site - the Sylvanus Vineyard on their estate in Bridgehampton. Shinn's 2005 Estate Merlot is balanced and spicy, and just delicious. Where is the soil? Just my.02 cents.

It's a neat blend of mostly Sylvaner, but there is Riesling, Pinot Blanc, and even a bit of Muscat in there too. I'm not trying to beat a dead horse here, but my favorite under $15 beauty of the season is the fantastic 2005 Clos Siguier Cahors, $12, (Jenny & Francois). This might sound simple, and fine, maybe it is.

2005 Kuentz-Bas Alsace Blanc, $12, Kermit Lynch Imports (Blend of, in order, Sylvaner, Riesling and Pinot Blanc, Muscat). 2005 Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sevre et Maine sur lie Clos des Allees Vieille Vignes, $14, Louis/Dressner Selections. Reds: 2005 Chateau la Rame, $13, Rosenthal Imports (Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot).

An old vine field blend containing zinfandel, petit sirah, alicante boushet, carignane, trousseau, sangiovese, petit boushet, negrette, syrah, muscat noir, cinsault, and grenache. Another gem suggested by Eric Baugher. Medium ruby with a slight shine on it. Spicy nose mixed with stewed plum and herbs.sage note? This is worth investigating

would guess that this Red Moscato is a relative to the White Moscato (or Muscat) grape, which is known as a white grape that when fermented actually smells like grape (while most grape wines smell of fruit other than grape). then was offered their "Amistar" Cabernet Franc 2005. enjoyed the conversations I had with them. WHAT A TREAT.

We opened the 2005 Dr. Stephan Reuter Findling Trocken Qualitatswein Riesling that our friends brought with the soup. We opened a bottle of 2005 Hermann J. While cooking, and then eating, we sipped a 2005 Domaine Chignard Fleurie Les Moriers , $19. Some darn good eatin' and drinkin' this weekend, yeah.