Cranberries. I’m
sitting here, trying to decide how to write today’s blog, and all I can think
about is cranberries. This wine is
bursting with the tartness of fresh cranberries and red raspberries. The color is a dark rose, almost the color of
cranberry juice. Everything about this
wine screams cranberry. Once you think
it, all other flavors and thoughts are erased.
This wine comes from southwest Germany, in the hills of
Strumpfelbach, just west of Stuttgart and north of the border with Switzerland.
As far as I can remember, I had never had a Trollinger
before this wine. My husband brought me
this one as a gift; he told the woman at the wine shop he wanted something
unique. He liked the label, and since
this wasn’t your run of the mill, everyday grape, he got the bottle.
Little did I know how unique it was until I opened it. I expected a normal, every day rose. I expected strawberries and melon. Being from Germany, I expected some sweetness
like a Riesling. I paired it with
burgers and potatoes, figuring it would be a light accompaniment to my dinner.
I was surprised and not sure what to do when I tasted the
first sip and realized I had been dead wrong as to my guess on the flavors of
the wine. The glass got set aside for an
after-dinner refreshment – it did not go well with the spices on the grilled
meat.
If you’re looking for something unique, dry, and
refreshingly tart, this is a wine for you.
I can imagine sipping this in the heat of the summer as a before dinner
drink on the back patio waiting for the steaks to finish on the grill.
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