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- Nick Malloy - 02-11-2004
I am new to wine and had a wine at a show here. I am trying to figure out which wine I had out of this list. The wine was a 2001 and had a black label on the bottle and the wine was a white. Any ideas
Kreuznacher Kronenberg Kabinnett, Nahe, Kerner, Blue
Kallstadter Kobnert Spatlese, Phalz, Kener
Kirchheimer Geisskoff Red Spatlese, Pfalz, Spatburgunder
Kallstadter Kobnert Red Spatlese, Pfalz, Spatburgunder
- wondersofwine - 02-11-2004
The two Spatburgunder are from the Pinot Noir grape and would be red or rose wines. The Kerner grape is a white-wine grape, generally not considered as elegant as a Riesling. Pfalz and Nahe are different regions of Germany. The first word designates the village--Bad Kreuznach or Kallstadt, etc. The second word indicates a subdistrict or vineyard. Kabinett and Spatlese refer to the sugar content of the grapes at harvest. Spatlese are "later picked" meaning riper. Spatlese wines can be either slightly sugary or dry but in German often have some residual sugar. Kabinett wines are usually drier. You must have had one of the first two wines.
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- Nick Malloy - 02-12-2004
Thanks so much for the information! [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]