Listel Grain de Gris 2017

This French Rosé has a very pale pink hue with aromas that are surprising! It is full of spicy sweetness and cinnamon red hot candies that reminds me a bit of Gewürztraminer, a touch of savory spice and cherry juice. Really enticing!

Palate -- A sharp pleasantness on the palate with a delicious minerally, off-dry red berry succulence that keeps you coming back for another pour.

My wife grabbed it in the close out bin at a local grocery store and paid $6.50 for it. It was a nice snag for sure. Just paired it with fried calamari and was perfect.

I haven't had a rosé in ages as many, may years ago I started noticing a profound improvement in the many cheap rosés out there. They were plonk but these started showing character, structure, a touch of complexity and place and all around the $8 price point. Within 5-8 years rose's made a big comeback to where you now have to shop the myriad choices and countries out there, some plonk some lovely. This happens to be a lovely one so if you see it grab it and raise a glass!

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Emma Reichart Gewürztraminer 2020

*Label is for their Riesling not their Gewurztraminer Pale straw hue with loads of sweet aromas consisting of vanilla, citrus, tropical fruit with a lime splash. Palate--mouth watering acid, mouth filling tropical fruit, lime base, with sweet-tart freshness This $10 Gewürztraminer literally "Spicy Traminer" is one of my favorite German grapes and under appreciated much in the way German Riesling is. If you can get past the name, it's a lovely wine that pairs with Asian foods, spicy foods, or all by itself so raise a glass!

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