Yep, it's Greek. And no, we don't know anything about Greek wines (except for what we've heard about retsina) or about this varietal, Moschofilero. But every once in a while we like to try something out of the blue--how else can you make happy discoveries?
This Mt. Boucherie Gewurtrzaminer, from an Okanagan winery we aren't familiar with, was very similar to the Wolfberger Tokay Pinot Gris in the previous post. The Gewurtrzaminer has a richer bouquet, but we preferred the slightly fruitier Tokay Pinot Gris to this one's definitely flinty edge. (This surprised us, since normally Gewurtrzaminer is one of our favorite varietals.) This was fine, but since we had it hard on the heels of the Wolfberger, we'd give the edge to the Alsatian wine.
The 2002 vintage of Henry of Pelham's Baco Noir was recommended to us by fellow Canadian wineblogger Tim Jacobs (although I don't think he's blogged about it himself--he was commenting on our post about a Vineland Estates Baco Noir). We didn't see the 2002 on our local shelves, but the 2004 was available and we picked up a bottle on the basis of his suggestion.
Margaret Anne was dubious about our purchase of this Ironstone Xpression red (for around $10--it was another clearance item at the government liquor store) but she found it nicer than she remembered from a previous encounter. Strawberries and roses on the nose, and a flavour that is fruity sweet without being sugary sweet. Nicely balanced, it went well with Asian pork, although not with the marinated vegetables or shrimp creole that were also part of the meal. "It's a red that tastes like a white," we agreed.
This Louis Guntrum Liebfraumilch from the Rheinhessen is light and sweet on the palate but with a nice touch of acidity and a dry finish. In short, it's a very typical German white wine, and would have been worth almost twice the actual price: just $7.95 off of the clearance table at our usual government liquor store. (We also appreciated the fact it was just 8.5 percent alcohol.)
