The Traminette grape is a hybrid grape with ties to Gewurztraminer. Pale golden with some green hues, clear and bright. The nose has some lemon-lime notes. Light bodied. On the palate, this is sweet. Some acidity to help cut it. Moderate finish. This is easy drinking and nice to sit outside on a warm late summer afternoon. It would work well with fried foods. Drink now.
The Traminette is a hybrid grape with some resemblance (by design) to Gewurztraminer. Very pale gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is clean with slight lemon-lime. Light to medium bodied. 12% abv. On the palate, this is refreshing. Easy drinking. Light lemon-lime notes. Good finish. Nice balance. A nice afternoon at the winery kind of wine. Drink now. This is very food friendly with lighter foods. It would go well with fried chicken.
Kelly's Island is part of a group of islands in the south western section of Lake Erie just off the Ohio coast. Back in the mid-1800's this was one of the leading wine areas of the country. Now it is kind of a summer resort escape area. It is always difficult to make reds in Ohio due to late and early frosts and lots of thunderstorms and hail and very hot temperatures. Yields were apparently way down in 2022, but luckily a friend lives right next to the winery and was able to snag a bottle for us. This wine seems to be somewhere between a very serious rosé and a lighter red wine. 11.5
The label lists this as 12% abv. Silvery/green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is clean with some lemony notes. Light bodied. On the palate, the label calls this semi-dry but there isn't really a lot of sweetness going on. It is refreshing with some lemon-lime qualities. Easy to drink. This is food friendly and would work well with fried foods or popcorn. A fun wine for sitting outside at a winery listening to live music. Drink now.
