Cellardoor Winery DeChaunac

[dananne]

This brings up a question I've been thinking about recently. That is, how many folks on this board have recently tried local wines (and I'm not talking about those of you fortunate enough to classify California, Oregon, Washington, NY, etc. as local)? Or, if those of you in those areas have picked up stuff from other regions while traveling. Now that all 50 states have grape wineries, and WS gave some space to "Other US" wines in tasting reports last year, I've been interested in finding out what the take is from those of you on the board. For me, I've tried over a dozen local GA and NC wineries (and even have bought a rose from Perdito Vineyards in Alabama that I'll admit I've been hesitant to try). I've been blown away by the quality of some (Tiger Mountain and Three Sisters in GA seem to be the best around here). Others have been disappointing, possibly due to planting some grapes that may not be best suited to this climate (merlot, chard, and cab), but may have been planted due only to popularity. I've heard good things are happening in several places (whites and cabs in some places in TX, sparkling wines in NM and Mich, ice wine in MN, norton in Missouri, viognier in VA, etc.

Anyone care to comment?