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PetersCreek
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Sometimes, I have a sweet tooth that will not be ignored. Riesling Ice Wine from Bear Creek Winery in Homer, Alaska.
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Sounds like Mead would be right up your alleySometimes, I have a sweet tooth that will not be ignored. Riesling Ice Wine from Bear Creek Winery in Homer, Alaska.
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The only pour I get when I go there - so goodBeen a while since I hit this thread up! Glad to see guys posting! I had Coopers Hawk Barrel Reserve tonight. It's my favorite of what they make. Very solid.
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PetersCreek
Brother Borealis
Oddly enough, I haven't yet had a mead that I've been crazy about. My favorite sweet treats are botrytized wines like Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, Sauternes, and certain others such as the Botrytis Viognier from Yalumba.
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you mind telling me which ones you have tried?
There are some awesome ones out there that are grape based (pyments) . I made one a few years ago with Semillon grapes & apricot to kind of mirror a sauternes
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I've forgotten far more than I can remember but a couple were from Chateau Rieussec, Chateau Miselle, and Chateau Belingard, IIRC. Nothing too high on the shelf but enjoyable all the same. I've forgotten most of the labels I had in Germany (except Weingut am Rosenberg and perhaps one or two others) but in the US, I think I've had both the BA and TBA from Dr. Loosen; I think the Berkasteler Doctor BA; and maybe even one or both from Schmitt Söhne.
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PetersCreek
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Derp! I remember even less about those...a couple/three locals, one or two at tastings, the odd bottled offering at a friend's place, etc. I think a tasting room or two in Leavenworth, WA offer them. I'll make a point of trying them.I meant which meads
Cooper and Thief red blend...I always have a couple bottles on hand.
https://www.cooperandthief.com
https://www.cooperandthief.com
PetersCreek
Brother Borealis
Gifted to us by one of The Wife's customers:
He suggested letting it breathe for an hour but instead, I decanted it through an aeration funnel, then again back into the bottle. Moderate tannins, plum and jam without heaviness...leather, straw, paper, and some minerality in a finish that doesn't wear out its welcome.
He suggested letting it breathe for an hour but instead, I decanted it through an aeration funnel, then again back into the bottle. Moderate tannins, plum and jam without heaviness...leather, straw, paper, and some minerality in a finish that doesn't wear out its welcome.
