Cuisine Perel Late Harvest Riesling Vinegar/USA

Description: The Harvest of Sorrow is the first full history of one of the most horrendous human tragedies of the 20th century. Between 1929 and 1932 the Soviet Communist Party struck a double blow at the Russian peasantry: dekulakization, the dispossession and deportation of millions of peasant families, and collectivization, the abolition of private ownership of land and the concentration of the remaining peasants in party-controlled "collective" farms. This was followed in 1932-33 by a "terror...

Hogue has maintained a consistent style with its Late Harvest Riesling, with the level of sweetness giving the wine richness and viscosity. It has aromas and flavors of tangerine, jasmine, orange blossom, dried orange peel, cinnamon and clove. It has a sweet entry on the palate, moderated by acidity on the mid-palate. The classic food match for this wine would be a moderately sweet dessert such as poached pears.

This 1998 Select Late Harvest Riesling is redolent with complex aromas of honey, apricot, and orange, with a hint of clove and allspice in the background. The ripe fruit carries over into the luscious mouth-feel, where it develops into butterscotch and honey flavors, with a subtle top note of vanilla cream, not unlike creme brulee. With aeration, complex aromas and flavors of tropical mango and papaya unfold. The noticable sweetness is entirely balanced with a clean, crisp acidity in the lingering...