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Celebrate Summer of Riesling
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Celebrate Summer of Riesling
Prudent oenophiles know that the quickest was to beat the heat is to pop open a bottle of something crisp and light with plenty of good acidity. Something like a bottle of Riesling.
Today the fourth annual Summer of Riesling kicks off. This celebration of all things Riesling related is the brainchild of Paul Grieco, the mastermind behind Terroir, a mini chain of "elitist wine bars for everyone" based in New York. Grieco's devotion to the Rhine varietal compelled him to share his passion, promoting this oft misunderstood wine by pouring it, obviously, but also putting on Riesling themed concerts, giving out Riesling temporary tattoos and spreading the Riesling gospel throughout the country and now the world.
There are plenty of places in town to get your Riesling on and we're going to be highlighting them throughout the 94 days of summer.
First up we've got McCrossen's (529 N. 20th St.) who will be pouring three vastly diverse Rieslings for the bargain basement price of only $5 a glass.
Mac Forbes RS 20 - A dry, almost austere sip from the wilds of Tasmania.
Von Hovel - The guys at McCrossen's are calling this easy going Riesling from the Mosel a porch pounder.
Monsters Attack - This fruit forward Riesling from down under has a sugariness that's borderline slutty.
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