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Riesling: How Sweet it Is - The Wine Economist

Brian — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:45:23 +0000

There is no doubt about it: Riesling is one of the world’s great wines. I think my students were slightly stunned by the eight Riesling wines (ranging from very dry to an ice wine) that they sampled at a recent tasting I organized for them.

The Wine Economist

Washington Wine Grapes: Riesling - PaulGregutt.com

Brian — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:01:30 +0000

Icon: Pacific Rim 2008 Organic Riesling; $14. Also from organic grapes, this is also off-dry, the sweetness perfectly proportionate to the acid, with refined flavors of honey, jasmine and tea. The classy label shows a raised etching of a grapevine with the soil cut away, revealing a trailing root system.

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Candy is dandy, but wine is divine - ValleyRecord.com

Brian — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:33:08 +0000

Pacific Rim Wines (formerly part of Bonny Doon) makes a wonderful dessert wine from raspberries called Framboise. This wine can be used for a multitude of delicious purposes, not all dessert oriented. Try a reduction of basalmic vinegar and Framboise over pork chops. Or, add a splash to your basic olive oil and vinegar salad dressing.

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Woehler on Wines: Wine Press Northwest Platinums - tricityherald.com

Brian — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:12:57 +0000

Pacific Rim Winemakers 2008 Framboise, Washington, $14 –A dandy dessert wine that compares to drinking a lighter-style raspberry liqueur.

Woehler on Wines: Wine Press Northwest Platinums

AVA-licious - Tidings Canada

Brian — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:33:25 +0000

Pacific Rim Dry Riesling 2006…Minerally, distinctive floral aromas. Obvious finesse in the acidity and the clean, crisp flavours. The finish is long and perfectly dry.

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International Riesling Challenge 2009 - Australian Wine Review

Brian — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:34:55 +0000

Pacific Rim Selenium Vineyard Vin de Glaciere Washington Riesling 2007
Bronze Medal. Stinky and heavy nose but with a really clean and limey, acid driven palate. Unusual and very fresh considering the absolute sweetness on offer. Drink 2009-2017+.

Australian Wine Review

Bubbly - A wine critic’s sips and swirls, by Edward Deitch

Brian — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:39:55 +0000

Also from Washington, Pacific Rim’s “White Flowers” Brut Sparkling Riesling, $14, is tangy and tart with white peach, lemon and lime notes. A natural pairing with shellfish and even caviar.

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Today’s Recommended Wine - Detroit News

Brian — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:37:53 +0000

Pacific Rim, Non-vintage White Flowers Sparkling Riesling Washington, $16

Pacific Rim focuses on Riesling — in its purest form. From biodynamic to this sparkling value wine, just $14, that is knock-your-socks-off delicious, especially for the holidays. At this price, it is most likely produced by the Charmat process, which is just fine. It’s like a princess all dressed up to dance: bubbly, bright apple-pear fruit, deceivingly dry, and oh yes, floral! On the midpalate and finish, there is crisp acidity and minerality to liven things up. It’s delicate. And it’s the perfect bubbly for the holidays.

Detroit News

Corkheads: A World of Bubbles Under $40 - The Oakland Tribune

Brian — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:12:43 +0000

Personally, I’m thrilled to welcome the new year with the sparkling version of my favorite grape: riesling. Washington producer Pacific Rim makes some of my favorite still rieslings, and they have a new, beautifully floral and dry sparkling version that has the texture and acidity to stand up to anything. Even gobs of crab.

The Oakland Tribune

Woehler on Wine: Tri-Cities Wine Festival standouts - Tri-Cities Herald

Brian — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:00:14 +0000

Pacific Rim Winemakers, 2008 Gewürztraminer, Washington/ Oregon, $10 — Steven Sealock and Nicolas Quille continue to roll out delicious wines from their West Richland winery, including this one. It offers notes of mandarin orange, sweetened yellow grapefruit, apple cider and candy corn.

Woehler on Wine: Tri-Cities Wine Festival standouts

Paulg’s Top 100 - Paulg’s Blog: Unfined & Unfiltered

Brian — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:01 +0000

Pacific Rim’s Organic Riesling in Paul Gregutt’s top 100 wines of 2009.

Pacific Rim – 2007 Chenin Blanc Columbia Valley (Wine) - NeuFuture Magazine

Brian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:57:56 +0000

We here at the NeuFutur HQ have had some great Rieslings and similar varietals in the last few months, but I feel that the ’07 Chenin Blanc taken from the Columbia Valley vineyard may just be one of the best we’ve had.

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Top 100 Best Buys of 2009 - Wine Enthusiast

Brian — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:03:17 +0000

#3
92 Pacific Rim 2008 Organic Riesing (Columbia Valley (WA); $14. Made with organic grapes, this hits just 10.5% alcohol and 3.8% residual sugar. Honey, jasmine and tea notes take the off-dry style to a refined level, with the sweetness perfectly proportionate to the acid.

Top 100 Best Buys of 2009 - Wine Enthusiast

Riesling Indeed Does Rule - Paul Gregutt

Brian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:52:53 +0000

Nicolas Quillé, winemaker and general manager for Pacific Rim, the (almost) all riesling project headquartered in the Columbia valley, posted up some new stats from Nielsen on his Facebook page.

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Woehler on Wines: Pacific Rim Winery - Tri-City Herald

Brian — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:19:32 +0000

All things riesling drives West Richland’s Pacific Rim Winery. Dry riesling, organic riesling, sweet riesling, dessert riesling and even sparkling riesling are part of the lineup of this winery on Port of Benton property at Red Mountain.

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West Coast Riesling under $15 - San Francisco Chronicle

Brian — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:54:32 +0000

Vintners have discovered that this aromatic white is suited to Northern California’s Monterey County and to Washington state’s Columbia Valley. The wines we tasted for the most part are slightly off-dry, balanced and affordable.

Good domestic Riesling is available for less than $15 a bottle - a bargain when you consider its flexibility at the dinner table.

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Six candidates for happy hour - Miami Herald

Brian — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:23:27 +0000

If Alice (in Wonderland) can believe in six impossible things before breakfast, I can appreciate six improbable tipples by happy hour. Some of the following are rarer than others, but all are items you don’t come across in your average supermarket (you gotta go to a wine shop).

• Framboise: It’s a fruit infusion liqueur made by infusing, or soaking, raspberries (hence the name) in alcohol. This one, by Pacific Rim Winemakers of Portland, Ore., is made of fruit from Mike and Jean’s Berry Farm on Mount Vernon. It’s potent and sweet and intensely raspberry flavored. They suggest sipping it with chocolate after dinner or plopping it into a glass of bubbly for a kir royale. Oh, it may leave a hint of tannic residue in the bottom of the bottle. Pacific Rim suggests this is rich in antioxidants, so you should drink it. Recommended, at $14 per half bottle.

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Uncorked: Judging the sweetness of riesling wine - Chicago Tribune

Brian — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:20:34 +0000

Riesling is the main squeeze for so many wine lovers because it comes in so many different styles, from bone dry to honey sweet. It can be beautifully aromatic with notes of ripe fruit. Riesling’s high acidity guarantees it will be mouthwatering, a lovely foil for food.

Chicago Tribune

Getting Help With Wine Choices - Wall Street Journal

Brian — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:27 +0000

How does one shop for wines on a tight budget?…We called three wine shops in different states and asked them what interesting case they would put together…The total budget was $120 and we told the merchants they had to choose from among bottles in the store at the time we called.

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Pairing: Pacific Rim Framboise & Summer Berry Desserts - WineSkinny.com

Brian — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:30:24 +0000

Made from fresh raspberries grown specifically for this wine, it is sweet, certainly, but with such intense, mouthwatering fruit flavors that the sweetness comes in second.

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