
After several minutes in diacritic hell,
I can finally write my notes.
I didn’t take notes in real-time,
but I can assure you that this
is a wine YOU SHOULD NOT PASS UP.
Whether this wine tastes like this
or that is not the interesting thing.
The interesting thing is how this
wine can make ME feel like an idiot.
(The good thing is that even inexpensive
wines have this effect.)
My first thought was how wonderful it
is to be having a GERMAN wine made from
a lesser known grape variety.
Then I couldn’t figure out what a GERMAN
wine was doing with a DOC designation.
Back to school…
Here’s a map of Italy that shows you where
the region fits in to the big scheme of
things.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trentino-Alto_Adige/S%C3%BCdtirol
Here’s a map that shows how the region
is snuggled around VENETO.
To me, the “upper right of Italy”
is MOST DESIRABLE for white wine.
Let’s see how Müller Thurgau
fits into the regional picture…
https://www.altoadigewines.com/en/home.html
And finally, a little grape history…
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/learn/grape-varieties/white/muller-thurgau
So now I can feel smart until I see
another one of these on the store shelf again.
Hang in there.