Wine Sediments

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS
It might not be as easy to pronounce as chardonnay or pinot grigio, but as the weather warms and the first spring vegetables show up at farmers markets, it’s impossible not to love gruner veltliner.
Not nearly enough wine shops stock gruner, the most famous grape (and wine) from Austria … and that’s a […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS
As you all know, a couple weeks ago I announced my 50 in 50 project, for which I’ll be tasting and writing about the wines of all 50 states over the course of 50 weeks.
I’m sure you can all imagine how challenging it is to gather/buy/recruit the wines for such an endeavor, […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS

Every Friday on Wine Sediments, I bring you The Vines Less Tasted, a column that focuses on the wine world’s lesser-known regions and lesser-known grapes. So far we’ve looked at blaufrankisch, Napa Gamay Noir and some upstate New York hybrids … and while fun, I think it’s time to get serious about this […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS
You know Sauvignon Blanc. Be it from New Zealand, California or Sancerre, you’ve seen it, tasted it and probably enjoyed it.
But let me ask you this…have you ever tasted ______ Blanc or _______ Blanc? Let me fill in the blanc for you: Seyval and Vidal.
Now before any of you vinifera snobs protest […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS
In my never-ending quest to bring you grapes from the Vines Less Tasted, I’m hoping that we travel the world (both grapily and geographically).
After tasting it this week, I just have to introduce you to Andrew Lane 2004 Gamay Noir ($18).
Where’s it from? Napa Valley. Obviously not all that remote or unknown. If […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS
Have you ever heard of, let alone tasted, Lemberger, Blaufrnkisch, Franconia, or Kekfrankos? If you’re a casual wine drinker, or even a more serious one, it’s entirely likely that you haven’t had any of them.
Of course, they are really all the same grape, just named differently in Germany, Austria, Friuli and Hungary respectively. […]