Is California the only American region producing great wine? In this episode of IntoWineTV, host Lisa Kolenda and wine experts Bartholomew Broadbent and Pamela Busch convene at San Francisco’s CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen for the tasting and discussion of 25 different American wines NOT from California. On what was one of the hottest San Francisco days in recent memory (for those of you unfamiliar with the city, few places have air conditioning in San Francisco), Lisa, Bartholomew, and Pamela weathered the elements and tasted a variety of wines -sparklers, whites, reds, unique varietals, and sweet dessert wines- from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Oregon.

Theme: Underdog Wines. In this tasting IntoWine is featuring wines from American producers found outside the state of California.

Wine: 2007 Hunt Country Vineyards Late Harvest Vignoles ($20)

Region: New York, Finger Lakes region

Alcohol content: 10%

Producer Notes:
Seductively sweet with citrus and exotic fruit aromas, and complexity from Botrytis. A superb example of this noble class of wines, our Late Harvest Vignoles have won FOURTEEN Gold and Double Gold medals since 2004. Perfect with apple or cherry pies, cheesecake, chocolate desserts or blue-veined cheeses.

The Late Harvest Vignoles wines have been Hunts most decorated over the years. This is a Sauternes or Trockenbeerenauslese style wine made from botrytized grapes harvested in late October. Hunt made their name producing fine Ice Wines, which have been served at the United Nations, ordered by the White House and featured on NBC’s Today Show. If anything, though, their Late Harvest Vignoles has received even higher critical acclaim: 15 Gold and Double-Gold medals for the last 3 vintages and featured in Food & Wine magazine.

Experts:

Bartholomew Broadbent, CEO of Broadbent Selections. Bartholomew was named as one of the “fifty most influential people in the wine world” by Decanter Magazine. He is also widely considered to be one of the world’s foremost authorities on Port and Madeira.

Pamela Busch, Co-Owner and Wine Director at CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen in San Francisco.

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