Jermann Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Pinot Grigio 2003 $27.99 13.0% The richness of the golden hue suggests a much older wine, while transparent has a good layering to it, the bronze fills the core but doesn’t reach through the rims. Baked doug...

A tasting of four red and fifteen whites at the Jug Shop in San Francisco. I tasted some extremely interesting and outstanding wines from Gravner, Jermann, Vodopivec and Moschini.

Yeah, Jermann seems to never find a Chard that couldn't bludgeon with an oak two by four. I stay away. That said, they make a killer Gewürztraminer (just called Traminer) that is worth the tariff if it can be found, little made.

Jack over at Fork and Bottle has announced the theme for January’s edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday as the wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia . For those not familiar with this region , it’s in Northeastern Italy and borders Austria and Slovenia. Although the wines are well respected, they seem to fly a bit below the radar for most wine lovers as they are almost totally white and made from...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: chaad thomas Post Time: 01-14-2008 at 08:24 PM

Hey Marc. Coincidentaly I had the 05 of this last week. Didn't really take detailed notes but my impressions were similiar to yours. Pretty big for a pinot grigio but still enjoyable. Much better than the 05 chardonnay we also had(slathered in oak).

When it comes to winemaking there's New World, and there's Old World. There's new school, and of course, there's old school. And then there are a select few people and wines who make the old school winemakers look like young tykes with newfangled toys. In a world where "traditional" or ...

Pretty bizarre wine to be tasting, Mark...a 20 yr old Verduzzo. Was this a recent acquisition or just something that got lost in your cellar?? Tom

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Henry Kahn Post Time: 10-20-2007 at 10:09 PM