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I Love Organic Wine - A Riesling From Alsace
Molsheim, Alsace sits at the foothills of the Vosges mountains on the Alsatian Wine Road (about 20 kilometers or 30 miles west of Strasbourg). In addition to its vineyards, it is home to the famous Bugatti automobile. This area is known for fine wine since the early Fourteenth Century. The winemaker's family has been in business for three generations, which may seem like a lot to North Americans but makes them newcomers in a part of the world where winemaking generations are often counted in two figures such as fourteen. Alsatian wine tends to be somewhat pricey, as is the Riesling grape. Furthermore, going organic always comes with an increased price. So this wine comes in at less than I expected to pay.
OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY All wines that we taste and review were purchased at the full retail price.
Wine Reviewed Gerard Neumeyer Riesling Les Hospices 13.1% alcohol about $15
Let's start by quoting the marketing materials. Description : The 2007 vintage in Alsace scored an 'A' in Wine Spectator's annual Vintage Report Card. While some regions were plagued with problems, Alsace had one of the longest growing seasons in recent memory, making great classic wines like this hand-crafted Riesling from a small family estate. Tightly focused with bright acidity and an expressive minerality, this wine would match beautifully with smoked fish. Our QA Laboratory has determined that this wine contains 23 mg/L of free sulphur. And now for my review.
At the first sips the wine seemed elegant and tasted strongly of lemon. Its first pairing was with a commercial barbecued chicken with a side of potatoes roasted in chicken fat and a light, tomatoey sauce. When paired with the chicken wings and breast the wine was quite long with pleasant acidity and a touch of sweetness. Its acidity intensified to meet the grease of the potatoes. The Riesling maintained its elegance with the stronger tasting chicken leg. I got minerals and lemons. With a mixed tomato salad containing basil, the wine lost some acidity but retained its force.
The following meal involved ground beef in ground semolina jackets in a sour sauce containing Swiss chard. This is a delicious Middle Eastern specialty known as Kube. The Riesling became pleasantly sour with a countervailing touch of sweetness. It was quite long. I enjoyed pleasant citrus acidity with a tinge of sweetness. When accompanying fresh strawberries the Riesling presented minerality and a bit of sweetness. Initially it seemed flattened but then picked up.
My final meal was composed of a Portobello mushroom omelet accompanied by a spicy salsa containing tomato, onion, green pepper, cilantro and other ingredients. The wine was feathery and lightly acidic with some lime. The wine wasn't strong enough for the overly spicy salsa but the lime in the wine joined with the lime in the salsa.
I ended the bottle with Matjes herring followed by two local cheeses. When paired with the herring this organic Alsatian presented apples and was quite long. It tingled in the mouth. This is probably the best wine that I've had with herring, at least in a long time. With an asiago cheese the Riesling was long showing well-balanced acidity with light fruit. The apples were green, but not too green. With a Swiss cheese the acidity stepped over the line and was somewhat harsh. The apples were still there.
Final verdict. This is one fine wine. I can't remember when I enjoyed an organic wine as much. And the price is right. I'm going to taste this producer's other wines.
About the Author
Levi Reiss authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but really prefers drink fine German, Italian, or other wine. He teaches various computer classes at an Ontario French-language community college. His global wine website
www.theworldwidewine.com
features a weekly review of $10 wines and new sections writing about and tasting organic and kosher wines. Visit his wine, nutrition, and health website
www.wineinyourdiet.com
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how much does wine affect weight gain/weight loss?
i love wine and i drink 1-2 glasses of wine per night with my dinner. how much is that goin to affect my attempt to lose weight? i eat very healthy food and dont over indulge in alcohol. i enjoy a nice glass of wine with my dinner but i dont get drunk. is there any way to find out how many calories are in a glass of wine? which has more calories..red or white?
i drink mainly chard, shiraz and once in a while chianti if that matters (i dont know if the different grape varietals have different caloric intake or not)
jennybea,
I would think 1-2 glasses of wine per day wouldn't hurt anything, or make you gain weight. As a matter of fact, look at how long the Italian's live! It seems like they all live really long lives, and it's because they were taught to drink wine at very young ages with every meal, is what I was told by an Italian boy once. Also wine is so good for your heart, and the blood stream, is what I've heard all of my life. In moderation of course! Everything in moderation, is always good. I heard the more color in your wine the better it is for you! Especially if you get wine's from the real grapes....This should also apply for the white wines, so long as their from the real grapes. But, the colored wines are much healthier for you/us, I should say. I hardly doubt that any types of grapes have any types of difference in weight levels. If so, it can't be much of a difference. You would think anyway. However, I say keep it up so long as you dont go over board with it, and it's really only for meals or like for relaxing during the evening hours, and the like, you know. This does not make you an alcoholic because you drink wine every day. People always like to labelize everything in this life, and some would even say you could easily fall in the catagory of an alcoholic, but I say "NOT"!! Don't listen to them! Wine in moderation goes all the way back to biblical days, so you aren't even in the catagory of an alcoholic whatsoever, just to let you know in case anyone says something on here about that, I would just blow them off.!! As not educated as to the difference between a "Social drinker" and what a "Real Alcoholic is!!" However, I wouldn't give it to much thought as to whether or not it makes you gain weight or not because if anything its most likely helping your cardiovascular system to keep any extra pounds off, I would think. That's how healthy a couple of glasses are for you! So I've been told anyway. So Happy Social Drinking to you~! Smile!!!
