Do you drink Wine when you watch Football?

[Chest Rockwell]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Riesling is one I don't like, almost any of the whites come across too sweet for me. I did fall in love with "Opus Conundrum" a while back, an amazing white that I ended up buying a case of.

Riesling is one of those wines that can be very confusing and easy to get an off-dry if you don't know their labeling conventions. Look specifically for the word "Trocken" (halbtrocken or any other variation will be some level of off-dry) if you want a dry wine. There are also several levels of ripeness the grapes are harvested at that affect the body of the wine.

FMB, re: Sauv Blanc I've found I much prefer the old world styles to the new world (but that's the case with just about every varietal for me); by far most of the SBs I see are the New Zealand wines that are just punch you in the mouth with tart fruit and acidity. I like them when I'm in the mood for them or with spicy food and seafood. I tend to prefer, and you might like these better as well, SBs from the Loire Valley. Cooler-climate than the NZ/Chilean/etc. wines, so to me they're much more subtle and balanced. You still get the minerality and a lot of the same fruit profiles just in (IMO) a nicer package.