Wild on Riesling!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cPA47Lacb4&feature=player_embedded   

I thought I would do a different kind of blog entry today, seeing how I’m going viral!  No, no, I’m not sick.  I’ve just got the Riesling fever!  That’s right, its Riesling Festival time again on Lakeshore Drive in Canandaigua!  There is no better grape to celebrate in the Finger Lakes than our flagship grape.  The Daily Messenger asked about filming a fun “how-to” video on Riesling and of course being as “shy” as I am, I declined at first.  But after a few glasses of liquid courage, I decided to give it a go. Now, I’m not going to talk all about Riesling in my blog here, I want you watch my super-fun video instead!  I did want to point out a few things though because after watching the video, I discovered a lot of things were edited out.  Like what my favorite Rieslings were (I suppose I did too much name dropping!), and a lot of general Riesling information that would have ended up being repeated in the “Top 5 things you should know about Riesling” article my video is attached to.  Plus, the video would have been about 10 minutes long, and unless your sipping a nice glass of vino, you may not want to sit all the way through that…

So, to let you know what wine I’m talking about when I’m swirling, smelling and sipping, its the Eagle Crest Dry Riesling.  This Riesling is to die for, is probably the best I’ve had and it’s a screw cap wine.  I talk a little about screw caps and synthetics but unfortunately that’s edited out also.

I also talk about packaging and how its changing for Riesling (again, didn’t make the final cut). You’ll find it bottled in mag (1.5L) bottles now (I suggest the Wagner Riesling) and I talk a bit about the new Glenora Astra Pouch Trestle Creek Riesling.  Good news for fans of the Astra Pouch, Glenora is coming out with a Chardonnay this fall!  The Riesling is doing incredibly well here at Ryan’s, can’t wait to sample the Chard!!

Enjoy the video, let me know what you think!  Here’s a link to the messenger-post article: http://www.mpnnow.com/features/x897605194/Five-things-to-know-about-Riesling

And, thanks for the props to my blog messenger-post!!

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