Although the tastings are now including hard alcohol, which I am not expanding into, I did find a few more whites to write about for you. Including an usual French wine, and more notes for the novice!
Bistol Creme NV Valdobbladene Superiore Prosecco DOCG Spumante Brut - this wine name gives you a lot of information before tasting it. It has no vintage date (NV), which means its a blend of different vintages, it is a prosecco -- sparkling, DOCG means that it meets high Italian standards for wine quality, and brut tells you that the wine is dry. I smelled pear in this wine, and it had a medium intensity. It had a light body, and creamy, small bubbles. It had medium acidity. I liked this wine, and thought it would go well with chips, cheese, or caviar.
Forsteriter Gruner Veltliner 2010 - from lower Austria, this wine was very pale, a straw color. It had a powerful citrus aroma, and a full body. It had high acidity and a long finish. It is a very refreshing wine with crisp and clean flavor. It would go well with grilled shrimp, fish, and summer salads. Anything you'd eat with lemon juice or squeeze lemon onto would go well with the citrus in this wine. The wine and its food pairings are perfect for your light summer meals on a hot day.
Hugel Gewurtztraminer 2010 - from Alsace, France, this wine had a very young green-yellow color. It had a faint floral smell, but a full body. This wine was low in acidity, with a flavor balancing floral and sweet tastes. It would go well with lightly spicy foods, and stinky muenster cheese.
The following French terms indicate that no sugar was added to the French wine: naturel, extra brut, sauvage.
Extra Sec and Sec mean that the wine is a little sweeter than those with no sugar added.
Demi sec means that the wine is very sweet, and Doux means it is the sweetest wine you're going to get from the vintner!
How to Open a Sparkling Wine Bottle
A sommelier has advised that to open any sparkling wine, you use a towel and aim the cork away from people, pets, and breakable items. Angle the bottle so that the base rests against your hip, because gases will escape from the bottle well this way. Then put your thumb over the top of the bottle. Untwist the cage and remove it. Finally, grab the cork, and turn the bottle. Ease the cork out slowly.
Coming up! A full sparkling tasting, and a rose tasting! Lots of summer tasting .... MMmmmm!
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