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Friday, November 10,2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 27 R iesling gaining popularity as the w hite w ine o f choice Buy 1 ticket and I f Michael Mondavi could have his years, a good Riesling will blow away any way, there would be less Chardonnay Chardonnay, especially when it comes to and more Riesling. I couldn't mmm mmmm pairing wine with food. With few A lex exceptions, a Riesling will do agree more with these comments from the originator of the flanged EbefSp38Chef muc* 1* 5etter than any other white vanety. bottle, barrel aging in small casks Fruity to the nose, often with a and the creator of Fume Blanc hint of citric fruits, especially wines amongst many other innova grapefruit, a Riesling is normally tions to the wine industry. much cleaner on the palate and "We have researched this for rarely sees any wood aging, the many years now," Michael told me. "We do many blind tastings with Wine Cellar wines are much better suited to accompany most dishes. the consumer, and without fail, A Riesling also has what few others Riesling is picked each time over Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and other have, a great balance of fruit and acidity. It white wines. Indeed almost two thirds of is this, the acidity, that brings out the best in the wine. the consumers we see, prefer Riesling." Most Rieslings, although considered At all the tastings and seminars that I have conducted for my readers over the dry, have a slight sweetness to them, though some of them can be very sweet and utterly delicious as dessert wines. It may be that slight sweetness that frightens the consumer. While they may be great wines to drink on their own, it is feared that the sweetness would not go well with food. Nothing can be further from reality. If we drink an off-dry Riesling with our food, the sweetness usually disappears on the palate due to the acidity and we end up with a full-bodied wine that offers a great balance between wine and food. "I really feel that not enough restau rants and others in the trade know enough about this wine," Michael Mondavi sug gested to me. "If it would be up to me, I would rip out much of my Chardonnay and replace it with Riesling." receive a 2n d ticket at no charge! Enbndge invites you to this year's Vanier Cup, at Skydome. The Vanier Cup kicks off December 2nd, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. (Limit of 8 tickets per purchase) To order your tickets call: 1-866-4VANIER N B R ID G E THE LUNG ASSOCIATION H A L TO N REGION is p roud to present our third annual GALA OF FASHIONS November 16th, 2000 Otello's Banquet Hall 2273 Royal Windsor Drive Silent Auction * Wine & Cheese For $35 per ticket everyone will receive over $100 of free items. 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