Grüner Veltliner

Robin picked an Austrian wine Grüner Veltliner from Winzer Kremser Sandgrube. It's a white wine with 12.5% Alcohol. The grapes are Niederösterrich.  This wine costs around $15.99. 

Appearance: tiny bubbles, quick legs, and a 3 on the pee scale. Yes you read that right!  We got tired of trying to decide what shade of Amber the white wine was so we decided to use the hydration urine chart to describe the color of the wine. 

Nose: citrus, lemon, alcohol/acid, grapefruit, and gardenia 

Taste: fuzzy tounge, spices finish, lemon, mineral. Several members of the group think it has a taste and feel that resembles Alka Seltzer. 

Some claim that food improves the taste of the wine. Especially if it's a creamy cheese. 

Ratings: 

Erin 1

Rob: 2

Sherry: 2

Robin: 2

Sarah 2

Melissa and Sam got a different wine because they couldn't fine any Austrian wine. They got a New Zeland wine called Oyster Bay. Which they rated a 3. The rest of us were very jealous of their good wine choice. 

Zeller Schwartze Katz

We finally got the gang back together for a wine skyping session after a long hiatus.  For more information about how we got together check out our story/mission statement. 

We tried a Zeller Schwartze Katz Qualitätswein by Schmitt Söhne. Good German wine from the Zell vineyard in Longuich Germany with 9.5% alcohol. It says to be paired with light foods and served chilled. It's a steal at $8.99. Most of us had the 2014 vintage. 

Appearance: translucent amber, almost clear with quick legs

Nose: sweet, flowery, slightly citrus, honeysuckle 

Taste: fruity, Apple, pear, citrus, clean finish with no aftertaste 

Pairing: went well with various cheese and crackers, pretzels 

Ratings:

Sherry 3

Robin 3 

Erin 3

Sam 3

Melissa 3

We all really liked this wine but couldn't give it a 4 on the Brit scale since we didn't think it was a Superior culinary event (it was sooo light!). On a side note Melissa thinks that only red wines can be 4s. 🙄 See our post about the Brit scale for more information on our rating system. 

This is a great light wine that pretty much anyone would like.  Great to bring to a dinner with friends. Sherry called this a great patio wine.