"They taste like grapes and earth".Organic wines are hot, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, wine columnists for The Wall Street Journal. "They're attracting unprecedented attention both from consumers and from today's more skilled winemakers," says Gaiter. In a recent tasting, this expert duo found they enjoyed the wines labeled "made with organically grown grapes" more than those labeled "organic." Says Brecher: "The best tasted like grapes and earth, period." They had a certain freshness and honesty about them." Gaiter adds: "We discerned no overall difference in price and quality from conventionally made wines. We saw no reason to avoid these wines." Vineyard/Vintage: H. Coturri & Sons Grenache 2004, Testa Vineyards, Mendocino County, California Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of 2000, the population was 86,265. The county seat is Ukiah. ; $19.99 Comments: Simply outstanding, with intense tastes of tightly wound fruit and rich earth. This wine proves, dramatically, that even reasonably priced California wines can express terroir Terroir (/tεʀwaʀ/ in French) was originally a French term in wine and coffee used to denote the special characteristics that geography bestowed upon them. . Vineyard/Vintage: Bonterra Vineyards Chardonnay 2004, Mendocino County, California; $12.49 Comments: Fresh, light tastes, with some earth, some weight and some nutmeg nutmeg, name applied to members of the family Myristicaceae. The true nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is an evergreen tree native to the Moluccas but now cultivated elsewhere in the tropics and to a limited extent in S Florida. , but primarily just good, fetching fruit. Vineyard/Vintage: Brick House Wine Company Ping Noir (Cuvee Cuvée (or Cuvee on some English language labels) is a French term used on wine labels to denote wine of a specific blend or batch. The word originates from the French word cuve meaning "vat". de Tonnelier) 2004, Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its , Oregon; $47.99 Comments: It even smells rich and thick. What an experience, with intense fruit flavors, layers of earthy complexity and even some chocolate and herbs. Quite young. Vineyard/Vintage: Klaus Knobloch Riesling Kabinett Trocken 2004, Rheinhessen, Germany; $17.99 Comments: Light and dry, with plenty of underlying minerals and tastes of peaches, kiwi and grapefruit. Very clean, with some stature. Vineyard/Vintage: Domaine du Jas d'Esclans Cotes de Provence Noun 1. Cotes de Provence - a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially) 2003, France; $17.99 Comments: What rose can be: dry, steely, fresh, clean and great with food. DOROTHY J. GAITER and JOHN BRECHER write the weekly "Tastings" column in The Wall Street Journal, and have published four wine books. |
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