Jeff & Konnor's Blog

We're no wine experts*, but we know a lot of you are wine drinkers, so we thought we might pass along some wine tasting notes every once in a while. We'll start with one of our favorites, Dr. Konstantine Frank Dry Riesling (2007), from the Finger Lakes region of New York. This makes in the cart every time we visit the wine store.

Appearance is yellow-gold to straw-yellow. Crisp smelling with citrus and pear. Taste is also of citrus, lemon if you made us pick a particular fruit, with pear, all very clean and crisp. Light to medium bodied. As the name suggests, dry compared to a typical Riesling, and very well balanced between fruit and acidity. Most reviews also note a mineral taste, but we don't quite have a grip of what mineral tastes like.** We can't imagine any foods that it couldn't be paired with, and it's also very good on its own.

Highly recommended, especially if you haven't had a Finger Lakes wine before, since the wine is typical of the region. $18 at the UT State Wine Store.

*(although one of us does have actual college credit for taking a wines course)

**(actual college credit notwithstanding)