In our summer newsletter we always introduce a new vintage of Edelzwicker but we have been reluctant to include it in most samplers that are available this time of year. Edelzwicker has some residual grape sugars and we are apprehensive about including it after so many Pre-Release members have insisted that they don't touch semi-sweet wines. Like many of our members, we drink mostly dry wines. On our last visit to an Indian restaurant in Berkeley, we instinctively ordered a bottle of dry white wine. A little later, after the hors d'oeuvres were served, we recognized our mistake and requested an additional glass of Edelzwicker to compare with the dry wine. Edelzwicker easily won with a fruit-driven character that perfectly matched the complex cuisine! The wine's modest sweetness was the perfect foil for the spicy heat while the high natural acidity cleansed the palate, resulting in a refreshing rather than cloying effect.

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