Gruner Veltliner

Labelled as a Sekt.  Pale silvery gold/green in color.  There is a nice row of small bubbles at the rim of the glass.  The mousse dissipates rapidly.  The nose is a bit soapy with light green apples.  Its much more intense on the palate with tart green apples.  Pretty crisp, this would go well with a wide variety of foods.  The tart finish livens up the palate and entices the drinker to have another sip.  At under $20, this is a nice value in sparkling wine.  A bit less fruity and more tart than a Prosecco or a Cava in the same prices range.  

This is a very nice value.  It retails for $15.  Medium gold in color.  The nose has white flowers, slight lime and slight fresh asparagus.  On the palate, there is good acidity.  It has a len texture but not wimpy.  Nice lime and a lot of minerality.  Good finish.  Dry.  Very food friendly.  A perfect white for a summer night.  

This has evolved nicely over the last year and seems to be in a great place right now.  Deep golden in color but still with a green tinge to it.  On the nose there is an almost Gardenia/white flower note.  Also nice minerality and slight limes.  On the palate, there is a strong mineral tone to the wine.  Very good acidity.  Lower alcohol which also makes the texture thinner but more lively.  A bit of lime peel.  Long finish.  This is very food friendly.  $20 retail.  It probably needs to be consumed by 2020 although Grüner does age well.  

Carlisle makes great reds at fair prices, but they also make a variety of whites as well.  Gruner Veltliner is the grape of Austria, but this is a bit of a different take from California.  Light green/gold in color.  The nose is interesting.  It has pineapple, asparagus and minerals.  Deep and interesting and clean.  On the palate, the pineapple carries thru a bit on the attack.  The asparagus and minerals pick up from there.  Nice slightly oily texture.  Then some citrus/lime on the finish.  Very refreshing but more than just that.  Very food friendly.  Consumed over two nights, it was pro

Over the last few vintages, this has become one of my favorite inexpensive go to whites.  It is tasty, unique and affordable.  At $20, direct from the winery if you can't find it locally, this is a really interesting version of Gruner.  Light silver/green/gold in color.  The nose has canned peaches, limes and minerals.  On the palate, this is much fatter than the Austrian versions and more fruit.  Canned peaches and minerals come thru.  A tart citrus as well.  Good acidity.  Food friendly.  Nice finish.  I would drink these in the first few years.  It might last longer but that verve won't