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From: jerem@tekgvs.UUCP (Jere Marrs)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: Summer whites
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Date: Sun, 26-May-85 12:06:59 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 26 12:06:59 1985
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Reply-To: jerem@tekgvs.UUCP (Jere Marrs)
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	A good possibility for Summer Quaffing Wines (SQWs, as we say) is
white Zinfandel. Since the white-wine babies (note humor) never quite graduated
to red wines, the industry has been reacting to the unexpected white-wine
demand (from Volvo owners, among others) by making 'blush' wines from red
grapes. They say 'blush' because of the social stigma associated with (ahem)
rose wines (note again, humor). Some of these wines are outstanding. The
best I have tasted is the DeLoach white Zinfandel. It has a very aromatic
finish to it and a richness of body (complex, do you suppose?). Another good
one is from Grand Cru vineyards, a surprising entry.

	When Zinfandel is mentioned, one immediately thinks of Sutter Home
which has championed Zinfandel back when it was a red wine. They were the
first, to my knowledge, to make a Zin white. Unfortunately, their white Zin
is a rather simple wine, and I don't believe it would satisfy under quaffing
conditions. I am open to disagreement.

	White Pinot Noir is also a good possibility for a SQW. The Northwest
wineries produce these under a number of clever names (Coastal Mist, Eye of the
Turkey, etc.). That reminds me of a Yellow Plum wine a fellow net.wino made
which he referred to as "Eye of the Chicken."

	The white-wine demand alluded to above has resulted in a number of
wineries grafting white wine vines on red wine vines (not to the AXR root-
stocks). As a person partial to red wines, I find this worrisome. I would much
prefer they make 'blush' wines until the red wines are in vogue again. I 
suppose, though, the reds could be grafted back on, but I wonder if there's
a penalty on quality?

						Jere M. Marrs
						Tektronix, Inc.
						Beaverton, Oregon 
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