On Sunday we had the opportunity to join in on the East Coast Wine Chat on Twitter. For this month’s chat we were tasting wines from Dr. Konstantin Frank located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The three wines they sent us to taste were the 2013 Blanc de Blanc, the 2016 Eugenia Dry Riesling and the 2017 Rkatsiteli.
Frank Morgan of Drink What You Like led the discussion on Twitter. There were two members of the winemaking team at Dr. Frank who helped answer questions submitted by the tasters on Twitter. Below is what we tweeted about each of the wines.
2013 Blanc de Blanc – lively, refreshing acidity, pear and apple flavors, pleasantly yeasty. @DrinkWhatULike @DrFrankWine #ECWineChat
— Virginia Wine Time (@vawinetime) January 28, 2019
2013 Blanc de Blanc – we would pair this with anything. We think sparkling like this go with everything….or by itself! @DrinkWhatULike @DrFrankWine #ECWineChat
— Virginia Wine Time (@vawinetime) January 28, 2019
2016 Eugenia – Very dry, whiff of petrol, spring blossoms, lime, pairs well with baked ham. Very drinkable! @DrinkWhatULike @DrFrankWine #ECWineChat
— Virginia Wine Time (@vawinetime) January 28, 2019
2017 Rkatsiteli – stone fruit, some citrus, crisp acidity, we are enjoying it with goat cheese on a simple cracker. @DrinkWhatULike @DrFrankWine #ECWineChat
— Virginia Wine Time (@vawinetime) January 28, 2019
We enjoyed all three wines and the Twitter discussion. It’s a great way to
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