varietal: White

Bodegas Naia Las Brisas Verdejo Rueda

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Bodegas Naia
Fanciful Name: Las Brisas
Varietal: White Blend
Vintage: NV
Country of Origin: Spain
Appellation: Rueda
Retail Price: $16.95

Tasting Notes: Rueda produces the best Verdejo in Spain and this wine is no exception. Very complex nose and palate filled with pear, lime, grapefruit and balanced with good acid and just a touch of peachy sweetness. Your spring/summer pour for hot and spicy foods.
Bodegas Naia Las Brisas Verdejo Rueda

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Jean Baptiste Adam Sec Si 2019

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Jean Baptiste Adam
Fanciful Name: Alsace Blanc Sec
Varietal: White Blend
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Alsace
Retail Price: $16.00

Tasting Notes: Crisp and citrusy, flavors of white peach, lemon zest and pear pop into medium intensity. The finish offers white flowers and a whiff of tropical fruit.
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Wade Cellars Three By Wade Blanc 2019

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Wade Cellars
Fanciful Name: Three by Wade Blanc
Varietal: White Blend
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: United States
Retail Price: $17.00

Tasting Notes: Refreshing white blend, with just a touch of body (5% viognier, 95% chenin) notes of granny smith apple, lime zest, dry, without being acidic. Can be enjoyed with or without food, but this could be your ‘easy-drinking, light summer white work horse of the summer’.
Wade Cellars Three By Wade Blanc 2019

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Mary Taylor Wines Gascogne Blanc 2020

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Mary Taylor Wines
Varietal: White Blend
Vintage: 2020
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Cotes de Gascogne
Retail Price: $12.00

Tasting Notes: A blend of local varietals colombard, ugni blanc, gros manseng and sauvignon all fermented in stainless steel. Effusive and inviting aromatics of white flowers and citrus. This wine is fresh and clean and each sip invites for more. At less than 12% ABV, this wine is a contender for patio slugging.
Mary Taylor Wines Gascogne Blanc 2020

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Fuhrgassl-Huber Wiener Gemischter Satz 2019

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Fuhrgassl-Huber
Varietal: White Blend
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: Austria
Appellation: Wiener Gemischter Satz
Retail Price: $14.00

Tasting Notes: This is a field blend of grüner veltliner, riesling, weißburgunder, welschriesling, neuburger, chardonnay, traminer; crisp, super exciting. Notes of green apple, floral nose, this is one of the wines that makes you think and throw everything you know about single-varietal wines out the window. Youthful now, drink this one in the next year or two.
Fuhrgassl-Huber Wiener Gemischter Satz 2019

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Saint-Hilare Blanquette de Limoux Brut Estate 2019

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Saint-Hilare
Fanciful Name: Saint-Hilare Blanquette de Limoux Brut Estate
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Languedoc-Rossillon
Retail Price: $14.00

Tasting Notes: Fresh aromatics, creamy mouthfeel, almost savory, with a long finish. A great partner to a first course.
Saint-Hilare Blanquette de Limoux Brut Estate 2019

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Wagner Vidal Blanc Ice Wine 2020

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Wagner
Fanciful Name: Vidal Ice
Varietal: Vidal Blanc
Vintage: 2020
Country of Origin: United States
Appellation: Finger Lakes
Retail Price: $29.99

Tasting Notes: Floral and citrus notes all over the nose, with hints of pear, add complexity on the palate. This Niagara wine is sweet, clean, ripe and has a light beautiful texture that defines its character.
Wagner Vidal Blanc Ice Wine 2020

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Pine Ridge White 2016

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Pine Ridge
Varietal: White
Vintage: 2016
Country of Origin: United States
Appellation: Napa Valley
Retail Price: $13.00

Tasting Notes: A go-to party wine. Great balance of ripe pear and apple with a touch of citrus. Easy drinking dryness without a lot of acidity. Great with apps, salads, shrimp, marinated herring and grilled asparagus.
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The Hermit Crab White 2016

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The Hermit Crab
Varietal: White
Vintage: 2016
Country of Origin: Australia
Retail Price: $16

Tasting Notes: Viognier and marsanne have never tasted this good! Much like a young Chateauneuf du Pape, this lip-smacking, full-bodied white will do wonders for anything fried.
The Hermit Crab White 2016

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Pine Ridge Chenin-Viognier White 2016

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Pine Ridge Chenin-Viognier
Varietal: White
Vintage: 2016
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Napa Valley
Retail Price: $13

Tasting Notes: A go-to party wine. Great balance of ripe pear and apple with a touch of citrus. Easy drinking dryness without a lot of acidity. Great with apps, salads, shrimp, marinated herring and grilled asparagus.
Pine Ridge Chenin-Viognier White 2016

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Bending Branch Winery Branch White

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Bending Branch Winery
Fanciful Name: Branch
Varietal: White
Country of Origin: Texas
Retail Price: $17.99

Tasting Notes: The little Texas winery that could . . . and delivers another winner. Delightful blend of muscat blanc, muscat giallo, and roussanne. Dr. Young shows his skill working with blending different-sourced grapes to very tasty perfection. Try this with parmesan cheese. Smooth, easy drinking with subtle peach overtones.
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Corte Giara White 2015

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Corte Giara
Varietal: White
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Soave
Retail Price: $10

Tasting Notes: This Soave is truly inviting with a slightly golden yellow color and floral aroma. Fresh peach is noticeable followed by slight herbal notes. This wine has a very long and dry finish.
Corte Giara White 2015

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