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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, August 12, 1994 â€" 1 Take a good look at Germany‘s white wines A few short years ago, one would have had a difficult time finding a dry German white wine in any of our stores. After all, until very recently, German white wines had the just reputation of being, if not sweet, at least semiâ€"sweet. Not so, of course, to the conâ€" sumers in Germany, who drink dry *Off the Alexanian ticket price wines at home. Certainly, the sweetâ€" er wines were readily accepted in the USA, and we, here in Canada, unfortunately were lumped with them, as far as, our tasteâ€"buds were concerned. That all changed a few years back and where there were no dry wines then, today, we have at least six regular listings and quite a CARPET «ORIENTAL RUGS eVINYL Our biggest inâ€"stock selection ever is on sale NOW! More colours, more styles, more choice. All inâ€"stock for quick delivery! A RARE OPPORTUNITY! We have collected truck loads of carpet from our 18 locations and loaded up our biggest store with our largest selection ever...and it‘s all on sale for 3 DAYS ONLY! NOTE: This stock will be moved out after the sale so DON‘T MISS IT! IMPOSSIBLE PRICES NOW... C e y line Burlington 639â€"4934 <\ (Off QEW at Harvester) RIGHT PRICE « RIGHT CHOICE + TOTAL SA'I'ISFA.C'I' feW more that could be considered' semiâ€"dry. VJ C\ L It was just such a dry wine that impressed me this past week, when I had lunch with Peter Sichel in Toronto. We tasted some outstanding wines, some that are not even here in Canada, but it was one of his regâ€" ular listed wines that confirmed itself as a good allâ€"round dinner wine with a variety of foods. The Sichel 1991 Novum is a blended wine that is grown on the steep vineyards overlooking the Rhine River near Nierstein, as well as, from the gently sloping countryâ€" side of the Rheinhessen Region. Germany‘s three classic white grape varieties were selected for this Novum blend. The Silvaner, as the stable grape, lends its roundness to any food, while the Muellerâ€" Thurgau enhances the wine with its flowery bouquet; and finally, the addition of Riesling gives this wine some acidity and a hint of elegance. What I really appreciated about this wine was the fact that it was made exclusively in stainless steel, and no oak had to be used to cover up any shortcomings as is too often the case with some of the other dry dinner wines produced all around the world. Although designated as a dry wine, there is still a slight hint of sweetness which makes it rather pleasurable to drink, rather than a challenge to one‘s palate as can be the case with overly dry wines. It is also this slight sweetness that makes the wine a perfect choice as a comâ€" panion to most foods from fish to poultry and veal, as well as, pasta dishes. I feel that is also one of the few wines which would compliment some of the lighter vegetable dishes so popular over this hot summer season. A "Qualitats" wine â€" the German equivalent of a French AC or an Italian DOC â€" the Novum is proâ€" duced from ripe grapes that give this wine the outstanding extract. This permitted the winemaker to produce a wine which I found fresh and soft on the palate, yet a wine which had enough acidity not only to make it a great companion to foods, but also, give it some eleâ€" gance that entices one to have a glass or two on its own. The time certainly has come when one should take a good look at some of the white wines from Germany. Indeed, there are some dry ones now available, and reâ€"disâ€" covering those wines, it becomes quite apparent that we would like to have all our wines designated as dry, at least on the label. At the same time, we enjoy a wine that has a slight sweetness, but appears dry when balanced to perfection with the acidity. The 1991 Sichel Novum is such a wine, and selling for $8.60 a botâ€" tle under CSPC 228700 at just about any store, I am sure that you will enjoy it as much as I did. "THE UNDERCAR CARE SPECIALIST"* _ = MANSâ€" MUFFLER BRAKE P / NO GST NO PST ON ANY PARTS OR SERVICE LISTED BELOW Mufflers, Pipes, Custom Pipe Bending, Catalytic Converters, Shocks, Struts, Brakes, Batteries, Trailer Hitches PLUS OUR FIVE STAR PLEDGE... Low Prices, Personal Service, Quality Products, Trustworthiness CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED "Transâ€"Canada Muffler will pay the GST PST during this promotion. **Not valid with any other specials or on warranty work. OFFER EXPIRES AUG. 31/94 4TH LINE DORVAL DR. SPEERS RD. 670 FOURTH LINE OAKVILLE 842â€"6854 MR NA q ts