Ohio Wine Competition Showcases Buckeye State’s Best
Wineries That “Grow Their Own” Sweep Top Awards The results of the 2024 Ohio Wine Competition brought wide smiles to the faces of Ohio wine industry leaders and further validated […]
Plush-Grilled Peaches
Story and recipes by Debbi Snook | Wine Commentary by Gary Twining Photo by Beth Segal Grilling season is no longer limited to summer, especially during COVID-19 times. Besides, embracing […]
Ice Wine: Unctuous Nectar from Frozen Fruit
By Gary Twining Some cool-climate winemakers – including many right here in Ohio — are eccentric searchers. They let a portion of their fruit hang on the vine until it […]
BUCKEYE LOVE: OSU Alumni Association Adds Debonné Vineyards Wine to ‘Oval Collection’
The Ohio State University Alumni Association’s “Oval Collection” has added a popular Ohio-born-and-bred Debonné Vineyards Grand River Valley 2017 Reserve Riesling to its four-wine lineup, and is now contributing a […]
Pillitteri Estates Winery – Family. Quality. Tradition.
ADVERTISEMENT Pillitteri Estates Winery proudly continues a family tradition of viticulture and winemaking excellence. For Gary Pillitteri, the opening of Pillitteri Estates Winery in June of 1993 was the culmination […]
North Coast Cellars Riesling, 2017 (Lake Erie); $19
Golden yellow color. Generous flavors of honey, lemons, pear, and some butterscotch. Apple peel and soft notes of botrytis on the finish. Plush mouthfeel yet balanced with edgy acidity.
Von Schleinitz VS Kon-Secco, 2018 (Mosel); $15.99
A dry Riesling in a frizzante style. It starts with a faint whiff of clean hay and white button mushrooms, followed by crisp golden delicious apples and stony minerality that […]
Clear Night Riesling, 2016 (Pfalz); $12.99
Expressive nose of slate and minerals, with hints of petrol. Lime zest on the palate. An off-dry wine with refreshing acidity. Lingering aftertaste and nice complexity.
Weinkeller Erbach Riesling, 2016 (Rheingau); $13.99/L
Aromas of minerals and wet slate; sweet with honeyed peach lushness and crisp acidity.
J. & P. Matheus Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling, 2016 (Mosel); $16.99/L
Pear, honey and mineral aroma; lushly sweet with flavors of rich fresh fig and baked apple.
