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Re: Late-harvest Merlot

Yvonne — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:58:27 -0000

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Re: Late-harvest Merlot

Paul — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:39:45 -0000

Ironic, since California wines are pretty easy to find in New York. :-P

What kind of sugar content is in a Gewurzt? Most wines I see are from 0-2; late-harvests are around 8-9, while icewines are in the 16+ range.

-- Pauley

Re: Late-harvest Merlot

Paul — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:37:39 -0000

I hear good things about drizzling icewine over ice cream, as Andy suggests below with the limoncello liqueur.

-- Pauley

Re: Late-harvest Merlot

andy — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:51:49 -0000

This is a tangent, but I think the most wonderful thing I've ever had for dessert is limoncello drizzled over frozen berries and vanilla ice cream.

Having said that, I don't really like sweet wines. About the furthest I'll go is a Gewurztraminer. =P And finding NY wines in San Diego is, well, practically impossible. And that makes me sad.

Re: Late-harvest Merlot

dave — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:44:42 -0000

I don't usually go for the sweeter wines with meals, but for dessert - hard to beat! Kelly and I first tried icewine on a visit to Niagara on the Lake in 2004, and we've tried several Finger Lakes variants since then that are also quite good. Like K4, I also dig the Ports and Port-style wines (technically, true Port only comes from Portugal) - Sandeman's reserve is one of my favorites. Also enjoy drizzling a little icewine over some sliced peaches or mixed berries...

Re: Late-harvest Merlot

K4 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:06:25 -0000

Love icewines. I agree that late harvest are a good substitute. Icewines are one of the things I miss about upstate new york. I can get them here in CA, but very few are local. Usually I buy them at Beverages and more. Being in New York, in can have wine shipped these days, but there are limits on how much and the winery has to jump throught a ton of hoops, which limits a lot of really good places. Personally I also drink quite a bit of port. If you like late harvets try and find a good bottle of Zin Port, or Barbara Port. One of the nice things about where I live now is i'm right between Gold Country, Lodi, and Napa/Sonoma. I can get a ton of really good local wines here. I have been told recently that there are some places up the hill that do make an ice wine, but I have yet to track them down.