This is a white wine from Western MAcedonia in Northern Greece.  This is a white wine, golden with some green hues in color, clear and bright.  The nose has limes, some floral notes and a hint of lychee.  Slightly oily in texture.  A hint of sweetness.  Nice acidity.  Spry energy.  On the palate, the limes come thru a bit, but also a bit of Honeydew melon. Certainly not the same old, same old.  It drinks nicely on its own and would work with lighter foods.  Just a guess, but probably best to drink in the next year or two.  

This is made from the Koshu grape in Japan.  Koshu is a hybrid of Vitis Vinifera and some other Asian Vitis species that arose probably 1,000 years ago from the Caucasus via the Silk Road.  Most of the production is in the Yamanashi prefecture.  Traditional an eating grape, it has been used for wine production since the 1870's.  It is a white grape and the wine is a medium golden in color, clear and bright.  There is a slight floral note with minerals and slight apricot on the nose.  Slightly oily texture which is nice.  On the palate, the apricots come thru along with a bit of almonds.  Sl

Wow!  This is in a great place.  Purple in color with some ruby hues, mostly opaque and bright.  Great nose of black raspberries, roasted meats and herbs. Full bodied.  Great balance.  On the palate, this is delicious and complex. Layers of black raspberries with underlying minerality and slight char.  Tannins are mostly resolved but still present.  Long finish.  This is at peak but will go another decade at this level.  Great on its own, this would work well with braised beef.  

AP#2.  These wines are always so good and reasonably priced and worth buying a few of.  Silvery/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has peaches, slight citrus and "wet rocks".  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, nice peach notes with some minerality.  A bit of depth.  Nice finish.  This drinks easy but there is more stuffing than at first apparent.  Drinking well now, it will improve a bit.  Nice on its own, this will be great with spicy Asian food.  

AP #2.  9.0% abv.  In a tasting of about 10 2019 Spatlese, this was my favorite (the only JJ Prum in the tasting).  Silvery gold in color with slight green hues.  Nice nose with lots of "wet stones", some citrus, and a bit of sulfur.  Medium to full bodied.  There is a nice depth here that should flash out over time.  On the palate, peach, citrus with underlying minerality.  Long finish.  This is drinking well now with a bit of air, but should continue to improve for the next decade.  It should drink well for another fifteen to twenty years after that.  A nice accompaniment to spicy Asian f

AP#4 for those keeping track.  This is very, tight and needed over an hour to really start to open up.  Yellow/gold in color.  The nose has wet rocks, along with some peach/apricot.  Medium bodied.  Moderate acidity.  On the palate, more about the peach fruit than minerality.  Tasty.  Sweet, not cloying.  Good finish.  This needs about five more years to open and then should drink well for another fifteen to twenty.  

Another excellent value in German Riesling. Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has peach and slight wet rocks.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this is less sweet than most 2019 Spatlese's tried.  Plenty of peach fruit with some minerality.  This drinks really easily especially considering the 8.5% ABV.  Nice finish.  Easy to drink on its own, it will work well with Thai or Chinese foods.  

Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  Expressive nose of "wet rocks" with some pineapple/tropical fruits.  Medium to full bodied.  On the palate, there is a touch of trapped CO2 that blows off quickly.  Sweet, not cloying with good acidity.  Lots of minerality and a slight pineapple note.  Tight.  Long finish.  This needs a few more years to open and then will drink well for another twenty after that.  It drinks great on its own (but is sweet) and will work great with a cranberry or beet salad as well as spicy Asian foods. 

In a recent tasting among friends, this was the group's top rated wine.  AP #2 for those who keep track.  Green/gold in color. The nose is nice with pineapple, peach and flinty.  Medium to full bodied.  On the palate, this is sweet.  Sweeter than typical, but there is also nice acidity to cut through it.  Lots of apricot and pineapple notes with some wet stones.  Nice finish.  This drinks great on its own and would work well with spicy Asian foods.  Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years.  

This is AP #2 for those who keep track.  Yellow/gold in color.  The nose is very tight and took a while to open.  It was surprisingly already showing a hint of diesel along with "wet rocks", slight green apples and guava.  Medium to full bodied.  Excellent acidity.  On the palate, this is again, quite closed and took more than an hour to open up and show much.  Minerals, slight green apple and more minerals.  It is sweet but barely so for a Spatlese.  This should amply reward those who give it another five to eight years (or more) in a good cellar.  It should drink well for forty years afte