Re: sweet fruity wine to relax.....

[stevebody]

The Columbia Gewurztraminer is also nice and offers some very different flavors from the Reilsing. If you have access to Oregon wines, try an Airlie Muller-Thurgau, SineAnne Pinot Gris, or the Erath Pinot Gris.

For a real indulgence, try the Marcel Diess Muscat d'Alsace. There are also some very pleasing domestic Muscats available. Eberle winery makes a Muscat Canneli that's lovely, light and vibrant. Powers Winery of Washington makes a good one, too. Both still wines and not sparkling. Careful with the Moscatos d'Asti. A lot of them are icky sweet. If you get hold of a good one, it's going to light you right up. One very good one that's widely available is the Michele Chiarlo "Nivole", a very clean, refreshing, low-alcohol wine that comes in a 375. It's about the same alcohol as a beer, so you can drink the whole bottle and not feel either guilty or hammered.

[This message has been edited by stevebody (edited 03-22-2006).]