Thursday 30 August 2018

Premier league

I might be into white wine from places to the north and east of France, but I think this one at £150 or so for a half bottle is a bit out of our league, even for pudding rather than the session. And being sweet with just 7.5% active ingredients, might not be quite the thing for session anyway. Maybe just the odd egg cup full with the steamed jam pudding.

A quick peek at the Internet suggests I can pay even more for other wines from the same place as this one. The place itself, as opposed to wine merchants selling its stuff, is at reference 1 and attracts a glowing reference from reference 2.

In West Coast speak: 'Some great wines obscure their own greatness, and seemingly get noticed out of the corner of your eye, and then only if you're only paying close attention. Some great wines sidle up next to you, inclining their heads as if to say, "Hey there, good lookin'." And then there are the great wines that blow through the doors of the restaurant and knock you speechless on your ass. Welcome to Weingut Dönhoff, unquestionably home to some of the world's greatest Rieslings. Weingut Dönhoff sits unassumingly on the green banks of the placid and pastoral Nahe river, nestled in the little hamlet of Oberhausen. Its proprietor, Helmut Dönnhoff ...'. Hmmm.

Reference 1: https://www.doennhoff.com/#!/de.

Reference 2: http://www.vinography.com/.

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