Argyle Riesling

Wine Name: Argyle Riesling

Wine: Argyle	Type: Riesling
Country: USA	Region: Oregon
Rating: Good	Price: $13
Recommendation:  Recommended

I was on a business trip in the Phoenix area recently and discovered a great little wine store in the Scottsdale area, called the Wine Warehouse. It is a really attractive place with a laid back atmosphere and a great selection of wines. They have complimentary wine tastings every Tuesday and Friday between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

As well as having an extensive wine selection for you to choose, they are a licensed bar and can sell wine by the glass or the bottle, and don’t charge corkage. I've tried some wines by the glass at the bar, and I have been to their wine tastings discovering that I particularly like one and will review in this blog. The others I will save for a later date. For the beer lovers, they also offer an extensive beer selection. If you live in the Phoenix area, or are visiting, I highly recommend making a trip to the Wine Warehouse.

(http://www.winewarehousearizona.com/)

The wine I would like to bring to your attention this week is Argyle Riesling from Oregon. We wanted to have it with a somewhat spicy dish so, paired it with a Thai meal. Due to time constraints this week we are not cooking the dish ourselves, we are buying a “to go” order (take away).

The winery is a relatively small operation located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and although it has produced primarily sparkling wines, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, they have also made room to produce some excellent Riesling as well. Named “Oregon’s Premier Winery” by Wine Spectator magazine in 2000, the winery hand harvests all their grapes and chill them overnight to 35 F, to preserve the fruit characteristics and limit oxidation. They are then crushed the next day.  From the results that I have seen, they appear to produce quality wines.

The wine is a nice light color with a strong scent of Oak. The taste is fruity, with some melon, apple and possibly even peach coming through with a distinct and overriding Oak flavor. It is sweet without being overly so, cutting through the spicy food nicely. Normally, I am not a big fan of big strong oak flavors but I do like it in this wine. Argyle achieves a fine balance of strong oak flavor without overdoing it. If you like strong oak flavored wines, this is well worth a try and good value at around $13.

Food:

 

Thai Fish Cakes

Pad See Ew

Red Curry

Steamed Rice

Winery Web Site: http://www.argylewinery.com/

Many Argyle wines are available from Specs in Houston, although this Riesling does not appear to be. It is available from the Wine Warehouse in Scottsdale, Arizona in limited quantities due to strong demand. The Argyle winey ships to many states, the details are included in their Website.

Wine Warehouse

17025 N Scottsdale Rd #140, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480) 284-8840

http://www.winewarehousearizona.com/

Rating: Good

Recommendation: Recommended with Spicy food, especially if you like strong Oak flavor.