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I Love French Wine and Food - An Alsace Pinot Blanc

If you are looking for fine French wine andretail  price.
food, consider the Alsace region of
northeastern France. You may find a bargain,Wine Reviewed Trimbach Pinot Blanc 2004 12.5%
and I hope that you'll have fun on thisalcohol  about  $13.50
fact-filled wine education tour in which we
review  a  local  white  Pinot  Blanc  wine.Let's start by quoting the marketing
materials. Tasting Note Straw colour; apple,
Alsace ranks tenth out of the eleven Frenchpear fruit aromas with light biscuit and
winemaking regions in terms of vineyard area.citrus tones; medium- to full-bodied with
Don't be fooled by the numbers; Alsace is aripe peachy flavours and a clean, zesty
major producer of quality French wine. Itsfinish. Serving Suggestion Smoked salmon,
wine growing area is only about 60 miles (100shellfish or asparagus in hollandaise sauce.
kilometers) long, and at the most a mere 2.5Alsatian Pinot Gris is becoming increasingly
miles (4 kilometers) wide nestled between thefashionable, and this example illustrates
Vosges Mountains to the east and the Rhinewhy. Honeyed fruit aromas, such as peach and
River and Germany to the west. But thispear, plus a texture of smoke and mineral
relatively tiny area is known for distinctiveseduce in this just off-dry white that's,
wines. Their wine bottles are alsoround, soft and quite rich. The producer
distinctive; tall and thin with labels thatrecommends this as a good substitute for red
feature the grape variety, not the usualwine with meat dishes such as cold cuts,
practice in France. Chaptalization (addingroast beef or game. They also suggest pairing
sugar to the fermenting grape mixture) isit with smoked chicken, fish or lobster. And
allowed  for  many  wine  categories.now  for  the  review.
About 95% of Alsace wine is white. The majorMy first meal consisted of a commercially
white grape varieties are Gewurztraminer,prepared chicken breast with the skin on
Muscat, Pinot Gris, and Riesling. Secondary(more calories, more flavor), potato salad,
white grape varieties include Pinot Blanc,and a spicy salad based on tomatoes, red
reviewed below, Sylvaner, and Muscat. Thepepper and garlic. The wine was refreshingly
major red grape variety is Pinot Noir,acidic and somewhat fruity. I finished with
reviewed in a companion article in thisfresh pineapple. This combination was quite
series.good; the pineapple's fruit flavors and the
wine's fruit flavors melded well, and seemed
Colmar is an Alsatian town pretty well in theto  intensify  each  other.
middle of the Alsatian wine villages. Go
there if you don't like rain; given itsI then paired the Pinot Blanc with a reheated
proximity to the Vosges Mountains, Colmar ishome-cooked chicken leg in a tomato-based
the driest town in all of France. This citysauce with beets and more of the above potato
of about sixty-five thousand was founded insalad. The wine scored as in the first round,
the Ninth Century. In spite of the fact thatbut was more assertively fruity including the
Colmar was largely destroyed in both Worldtaste of pears. I am not used to a Pinot
Wars, its old town (Vieille Ville) remainsBlanc wine being so present, and I like this
worthy of a visit. Some say that it's morechange.
interesting than Strasbourg. You really
should visit both and decide for yourself.My last meal consisted of a cheeseless
Among Colmar's sights are the St-Martinbroccoli, mushroom, and zucchini quiche and
church constructed from the Thirteenth to themashed potatoes. While the wine was powerful
Sixteenth Centuries, the Ancienne Douaneand  quite  fruity,  it  did  come  up short.
(Old Customs House), and the Maison aux
Arcades  (Arcades  House).The first cheese was a French goat's milk
cheese that really seemed more like a
Ribeauville is the home of Trimbach wines andCamembert. At the first sips the cheese sort
has been since 1626. In spite of its size,of cut off the wine. Later the results were
under five thousand, it has a bit ofsomewhat better; the wine was moderately
everything: ancient town walls, Gothicacidic and somewhat fruity. Then I went for a
churches, storybook medieval houses, ,a townSwiss Gruyere with a lightly sharp, nutty
hall peppered with antiques, and a spring.flavor. This combination was even better; the
Nearby are the ruins of three castles. AndPinot  Blanc  came  out  nice  and  fruity.
the first Sunday in September, Ribeauville
hosts  a  major  Minstrel  Show.I usually don't go with a non-imported cheese
when tasting wines. However, I am making an
Before reviewing the Alsatian wine andexception for a Canadian Asiago cheese that
imported cheeses that we were lucky enough toour local supermarket almost never carries. I
purchase at a local wine store and a localthink that this is the best cheese I have
Italian food store, here are a fewtasted in quite a while; in my opinion it
suggestions of what to eat with indigenousclearly surpasses its Italian Asiago cousin.
wines when touring this beautiful region.When I like a cheese that good, I really want
Start with Foie Gras (Goose or Duck Liver).to try it with wine. The result wasn't
For your second course savor Baeckeoffe (Meatdisappointing; this gem intensified the
and Potato Casserole). And as dessert indulgewine's  fruit  and  acidity.
yourself with Gateau Chasseur (Almond Cake
with  Raspberries  and  Meringue).Final verdict. There is no doubt in my mind,
this wine is a winner. And the price is
OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY All wines that wereasonable to boot.
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