2009 Grooner Gruner Veltliner

Hello everyone!! This was a lovely wine from Austria which, according to its fans, goes with virtually everything. It was very nice with our salmon patties from fresh Market and the accompanying broccoli salad. The color was a pale greenish yellow. The nose was of pear and apple with a bit of minerality. On the palate there was apple, pear, and a crisp lime flavor. There was a good bit of limestone or seashell minerality. It was a very pleasant medium bodied wine which had a mild effervescence, making it that much more refreshing. I believe this wine would be perfect with scallops, crab cakes, shrimp, or chicken tacos with lime in the sauce. As we sat at the table sipping and thinking of all the things that would be tasty with this wine, I began to understand its popularity. I got this at McScrooge's for about $10 a bottle. I may take it to one of the up-coming wine and food dinners.