Kimberly Grasso

For years sommeliers and certain wine writers announced to the world the virtues of Riesling. In a white-wine world dominated by chardonnays & vapid pinot grigios, wine enthusiasts prescribed Riesling as a wine that had everything. The Riesling grape was versatile which could be both delicate and profound and sometimes both. They were great with food and rarely heavy. These days it seems as if Riesling is being grown everywhere. Germany, Austria, New Zealand and South Africa’s in on the game. But what about Columbia Valley? That’s where we get the Kung Fu Girl from Charles Smith.

This wine has aromas of Asian pear, white peach and spring-time flowers. It’s fresh and juicy with a well balanced minerality that has a perfect level of sweetness. I am not usually a Riesling fan; however Kung Fu Girl came out fighting. A nice way to bring spring back during the up-coming darker days is, sipping a glass of Kung Fu Girl, a Sushi platter and of course all while watching Kill Bill. Ahhh…a perfect evening.

Cheers!

Kimberly Grasso

Mollydooker Two Left Feet 2008

On a recent trip to visit friends in the North Woods of Wisconsin, I brought a bottle of the Mollydooker Two Left Feet.  It’s one of the five wines in the Lefty series, which is available at Kafevino.  This fantastic wine is produced by Sarah and Sparky Marquis of the famous Marquis-Phillips brand in Australia. Sarah and Sparky craft 11 wines in total for their own Mollydooker label.  Mollydooker is Aussie slang for “left handed” by the way and it’s nicely detailed on the crafty label.

Because the blend is 68% Shiraz, 17% Merlot and 15% Cabernet it has a very deep color with tall thick legs that rise up the glass.  On the nose I got chocolate, cherry cola, and coconut.  On the palate it had a sweet, big juicy body that covered the whole palate and ended with a good and long spicy finish and nice texture.

Stop in soon to see how it feels to have two left feet, as everyone should try a Mollydooker at some point!

Cheers!