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Villa Maria Estate Riesling Marlborough Private Bin
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GV89; epi 265;$10
07/04/2007
by Yager12418632
9-01-07 with brats. pretty good seafood/chix wine
05/17/2007
by Eble11944426
complex, pear, tart with a bit of sweet, Michele DNL

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The Riesling grape may scare away some wine novices. In Germany, where the grape reaches its finest expression, labels hew to a rigid, abstruse set of classifications, leaving newcomers with little idea what they may be looking at. Furthermore, many wine drinkers' early experiences with sweet wines from Germany (think Blue Nun), have not been especially rewarding. We say that it's your loss if you continue to fear the...
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