Robyn's
Picks -- Fresh Whites for Spring
After months of Fall and Winter
red wines, we're ready for something new
- vibrant, refreshing whites that work with
the season's more delicate foods. Here are
a few that we've particularly enjoyed lately
- all at twenty bucks or less!
($10). A blend of who knows what, this is
a tasty little white -- fresh and vibrant
with citrus, peach and honeysuckle aromas
and flavors, plus a touch of herbs on the
finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10). Juicy
green apple picks up touches of mineral
and pear syrup. Simple but tasty. Ready
to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($15).
A lithe balance of fresh citrus and tropical
melon aromas and flavors, finishing with
touches of baking spices and toasted vanilla.
Ready to drink now. (Wine Skinny Cooks 10/07)
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($15).
Juicy melon and nectarine flavors are accented
with touches of pineapple, Meyer lemon and
mineral. Stays bright through the clean
finish. Ready to drink now. (Bargain Wine
12/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($12). Good choice for everyday Sauvignon
Blanc, with its moderate but fresh tangerine,
pineapple and crisp apple fruit flavors
and aromas that pick up a touch of spice
on the juicy finish. Ready to drink now.
(Bargain Wine 12/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($15). Fresh
and lemony, with crisp citrus and clean,
grassy notes adding to the medium-bodied
fig and topical flavors. A delicious, versatile,
everyday white. Ready to drink now. (Winery
Spotlight 10/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10).
So easy to like, with bright, aromatic citrus
and herbal notes that pick up lush melon
through the fresh finish. Ready to drink
now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($17). Fresh and juicy, with layers of aromatic
citrus and fresh herbs that stay crisp through
the refreshing finish. (Weekend Wine 12/07)
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($12). Bone dry,
with crisp apple and green pear and lemon
zest notes. Clean finish. Ready to drink
now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($15). Really
lovely - and a heck of a deal at this price.
With smooth, vibrant peach accented with
bright citrus, rose petal and a touch of
marzipan. Works really well with an array
of pre-dinner appetizers. Ready to drink
now. (Bargain Wine 12/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($18). Racy citrus and nectarine pick up
candied citrus peel and marzipan through
the full finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($14). A tasty little
Napa Chardonnay at this price, with plenty
of creamy richness and ripe tropical notes,
but also some bright green apple fruit and
acidity. The finish even shows a bit of
complexity. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($12). Quite a nice surprise,
starting with a crisp, mineral-laced apple
character that picks up ripe peach and melon
on the creamy finish. Ready to drink now.
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($11).
A really nice deal on a tasty wine, with
appealing nectarine, citrus, vanilla and
kick of spice that come together on a fresh,
medium-bodied finish. Ready to drink now.
(Weekend Wine 11/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($20). Lively
green apple and pretty citrus mingles with
creamy, coconut oak and warm spices, with
a long, balanced finish. Ready to drink
now. (Weekend Wine 11/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
Robyn Tinsley is the managing editor
of the Wine Skinny.
You can email her at editor@wineskinny.com.
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