August 4, 2017

FOX RUN VINEYARDS Dry Riesling 2015

(Finger Lakes, New York) $18

A recent trip to the Finger Lakes of New York left me stunned. I knew the area made cold climate rieslings that were good. But I didn’t realize how good. These are rieslings howling with freshness and spring loaded with energy. Pure, precise, and minerally, they are as lithe and taut as a ballerina. Fox Run, in particular, makes some of the most exquisite ones. Utter beauty…for under $20. (11.6% abv)

Available at Fox Run Vineyards

The intensity of a wine’s color is a tip-off to the intensity of its flavor.

Answer: False.

It certainly seems like this ought to be the case, but in fact color intensity and flavor intensity are not correlated. The best example is Pinot Noir which can look rather faint, even when the wine in question possesses a rivetingly intense flavor. (Genetically Pinot Noir lacks a robust amount of anthocyanins, the compounds responsible for color).

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FOX RUN VINEYARDS Dry Riesling 2015

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