B.A.R. Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Clickety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeMc Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 This was the first thing I read this morning! It makes me happy that the Austrian wines are getting some attention they deserve. And, I thought the characterization of Thiese was really engaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Good for Terry! I've made so many converts to Gruner Veltliner over the years, I stopped counting. Even my boss likes it! Very hip and with-it wine geeks don't call it "Gruner", they call it "GruV" (groovy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I’m a Champagne man when it comes to bubbly; with few exceptions, other sparkling wines leave me flat. Mr. Theise added a new item to my list of exceptions with his Gobelsburg nonvintage reserve, a silky blend with a soft mousse, made from grüner veltliner (70 percent), riesling (15) and pinot noir (15). Without prompting, I would have had no clue what I was drinking. Last time I was at Terry's, he served me that Schloss Gobelsburg sparkling Gruner Veltliner double-blind. Okay, now in my lifetime, he has served me approximately 4,719 sparkling wines, and every single one of them has been a Champagne. What was I to think? Well, one thing I did notice is that the mousse wasn't that fine, meaning that the bubbles seemed a bit large, and they rose to the top of the glass quickly - not to the degree of some Cavas and Proseccos, which are often club-soda fizzy and coarse, but still enough so that I noticed. Nevertheless, I thought sure it was a Pinot Meunier-based Champagne of pretty high pedigree, mainly because it had this caroway thing going on in the nose. I loved the wine, and remember commenting that only a Champagne could be any better than this. Cheers, Rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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