Wine Wednesday: Southold Farm & Cellar White Blend 'Don't Forget to Soar'

 So, I'm writing a book set in Wine Country in which one of my characters is bemoaning the fact that most wines don't have catchy names. What she actually says is this: 

       “I swear, beers, boats, and racehorses have the best names,” she observes. 
       “Not wines?”

“Sadly, no. I mean, there are a few that do; but it’s not common. I wish more wineries would get behind the cutesy, clever names. But I guess it’s just not part of the winemaking culture.”

So, of course, lo and behold! Today's wine has a cutsy name! In fact it's very racehorse-esque. And, surprisingly, I went out to lunch at a local (local-ish, anyway) Farm to Table restaurant that had many amusingly named wines.  

So maybe the culture is changing. Or maybe it's just wines in Texas that are starting to have more cute and catchy names. 

But to continue...

This wine is made from a blend of Roussanne and Grüner Veltliner grapes. It's fermented in concrete and blended in stainless steel. I think that might be why the flavors were as subtle as they were and why the minerality was enhanced.

The wine is a light gold color. The nose had notes of pear, starfruit, honey and meringue. The taste was a little off-dry, with hints of citrus and salinity. The finish was a bit acidic with notes of grapefruit rind. 

I drank this with a meal of lettuce wraps and salad (so. much. lettuce.) and I think it was really the perfect choice.