This is going to be fun
because I don’t know what
kind of grapes I’m drinking.

The bottle shape indicates
Riesling, but I don’t KNOW yet.

The first sip contains the
honeycomb flavor, so that fits.

There’s a “harshness” that I’m
not familiar with. Especially
in Riesling.

Like stemmy tannins, but I’m
having trouble zeroing in on it.

I’m having Arborio rice fixed
with sauteed moth wings, shallots,
and chicken broth.

I’m a fan of this kind of rice
now that I was able to fix it
with the PROPER INGREDIENTS and
TO MY LIKING.

The wine is probably a wee bit
sweet for a dry wine lover, but
it’s “OK” with the rice.

Curiosity reigns…

You know, when I was “pondering”
what they might make this out of,
PN came to mind “for some reason”.

(When all else fails, deploy
Occam’s razor.)

But in a WHITE???

Look at this…

http://northamptonwineanddine.com/product/teutonic-sprockets-white-wine-2017-high-pass-vineyard-willamette-valley-oregon/
http://tedwardwines.com/producers/teutonic-wine-company

So, it was “reasonable” to question
whether Riesling was in there.

Also, check the reference to
“capsaicin”.

That could be the “harshness”
I’m detecting, but I would never
make the connection.

Day Two…

This wine is SIMPLY STUNNING.

A German-style white with just
a tiny bit of sweetness to balance
the gratuitous and appreciated acidity.

All the usual suspects in
the flavor department.

With each sip, you try to
find a fault, but none appears.

Nothing but pure pleasure.

Chef’s note: I cooked the
rice in a LOW and SLOW manner,
allowing the grains to FULLY
absorb the moisture and
seasoning flavors required
to make the rice EDIBLE.

Freaking delicious.

Saint Peter: You’re out of
breath. What happened?
OTWN: I was running away
from a rice stampede and…
SP: Did it catch you?
OTWN: Yes, I tripped and
was instantly covered by a
mountain of cereal grain.
SP: You’re lucky it wasn’t
potatoes.
OTWN: Lovely, but I’m dead
and my favorite wine is
buried under the rice.
SP: You can’t have everything.
OTWN: But I’m dead now.
SP: Hand me your glass.
OTWN: Hey, that’s my Sprockets!
SP: Possessive you are.
OWTN: Gimme that bottle.
I’ll pour YOU some if you’re good.
SP: I was just going to admit you.
OTWN: Hand me your glass.

Let’s not put this one to
bed without “researching”
the Huxelrebe grape…

https://www.germanwines.de/knowledge/grape-varieties/white-grapes/huxelrebe/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huxelrebe

Was that helpful?

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

And there’s this from
Her Majesty…

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/learn/grape-varieties/white/huxelrebe

Emily Litella says that
this grape tastes like Muskrats.

Say what?

So, in trying to make sense of this
“education” we have to back to…

“Therefore, the vineyard sites Teutonic
sources its fruit in Oregon are
located in cooler areas and at
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.”

Oh yeah.

Gimme some o’ dat…

I don’t wanna say goodbye…

Hang in there.