DiGrazia Vineyards ~ The Whites

DiGrazia produces three white and three blush wines in their “Table Wine” category. Since our combined tastings only covered twelve of the nineteen wines on the tasting menu, we decided to do a representative sampling from each category; so Christy and I settled on two whites and two blushes:

Winner’s Cup Made from Vidal Blanc grapes, this is a dry white table wine; the tasting notes indicate this is DiGrazia’s “driest style of white wine.” The color is a pale yellow, the nose is dry, but aromatic, with notes of oak. The taste is crisp, mellow and full-bodied – and not too oakey. Overall, a very nice white table wine, and one that I starred as one of my favorites on the menu.

Wind Ridge A Seyval Blanc, the tasting notes describe it as a “semi-dry white.” The nose has has subtle notes of apple, and there is a slight sweetness in the mouth that come from the notes of apple, which also give the wine a nice crispness, particularly at the finish. Despite the slight sweetness, this is a dry wine, and would pair well with a variety of foods.

Honey Blush The tasting notes indicate this is a “semi-dry honey-grape wine.” I found it rather sweet – but I do tend to prefer dry wines and so often find wines sweeter than others do. There are strong honey notes in both the nose and the taste, which are really nice. Also, keeping with Dr. DiGrazia’s interest in wine and health, the Honey Blush is one of the non-sulfite wines produced at the winery.

Williams Sonnet A blush wine, this one has strong notes of berry fruits, particularly raspberry. It’s a lighter wine, sweet, but not cloyingly so, and would be a wonderful summer wine.

In addition to the wine, I also found myself charmed by the wine labels – all are unique and attempt to evoke the spirit of both wine and place. Two of my favorites were the Williams Sonnet and the Wind Ridge labels.