White Wine Kit. Order now for delivery in March, 2009. Pre-order deadline is December 8. We will not charge your card or ship until March, 2009.

The Region: Nestled between Switzerland, France and germany, Alsace has a complex history, but can always count on being rooted in excellent food and wine. It has a semi-continental climate with cold and dry winters and hot summers, with little rain because of the rain shadow of the Vosgoes montains in the west. This ideal climate makes for some of the most impressive and powerful white wines in the world.

The Wine: Alsatian Riesling has a finesse and a bracing vividness that most wines can't match. Medium bodied, crisp and steely, it has coy aromas of white fruits, juicy apple adn the perfume of May blossoms. Wonderfully drinkable, it shiows and amazing depth of flavor with minerals, acidity and structure. A Susse-reserve pack enhances the lush flavors , while balancing the acidity for a long, luscious finish.

The Food: Alsatian Riesling can hold its own in food pairing like no other white wine, especially with savory dishes or with fruit-roast pork loin stuffed with apricots or classic Duck a l'orange are delightful pairings. The sweet flesh of shellfish like crab, shrinp and lobster is echoed and enhanced by the balanced sweetness. Salty, smoky foods like salmon or smoked, grilled quail are wonderfully accentuated by the crisp, ripe fruit. While crisply fresh and bright when young, it will develp more of its floral/mineral aromas after six months, and after a year will begin to show honey and citrus notes, adn continu to deepen in flavor two years or more- if you can wait that long!

Ships complete with all necessary ingredients to make 6 US gallons of wine.