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82 Beverage Dynamics • March/April 2016 www.beveragedynamics.com ©2016 North American Bancard is a registered ISO of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Walnut Creek, CA, and The Bancorp Bank, Philadelphia, PA. American Express may require separate approval. * Durbin regulated Check Card percentage rate. A per transaction fee will also apply. **Some restrictions apply. This advertisement is sponsored by an ISO of North American Bancard. Apple Pay is a trademark of Apple Inc. MARKETPLACE ON THE Shelf www.viage.com DR. H. THANISCH ERBEN MÜLLER-BURGGRAEF RIESLINGS This German estate in Mosel Valley has two bottles of 2014 Riesling on American shelves: Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett 2014 comes from the Doctor Vineyard, considered the estate's best site. The wine has fl avors of ripe red and yellow fruits, with an underlying minerali- ty common of the Mosel area. 8% ABV. The Reisling 2014 comes from the middle Mosel area, from grapes picked early at Kabi- nett-level ripeness. Flavors include peaches, pear cumquat, watermelon, currant grapefruit, with hints of raspberry and gooseberry. It is blended with the above wine to increase quality. 10.8% ABV. $22 and $14 per 750-ml. bottle, respectively DAUFRESNE BRUT CIDRE AND PERRY Located in the lower part of Normandy, France, is the cidery Daufresne. This orchard has pro- duced two bottles now available in the American market. Daufresne Brut Cidre tastes of ripe apples with spice and sweetness, the company says, with a balance between sugar and acid. It is on the dry side, and is 5% ABV. Daufresne Poiré (Perry) Cidre is 4% ABV and made from small pears. It is gritty, tannic and acidic, the company says, with rounder tannins than apple cidres. Flavors include pear with notes of melon and citrus, sweetness balanced by acidity. $10 and $12 per 750-ml. bottle, respectively