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Cheers July/August 2016

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www.cheersonline.com 38 • July/August 2016 (95) Girasole Vineyards Muscat Canelli 2014 (California). This marvelous wine is sure to delight afi cionados of dessert wines, as well as wine lovers, period. From handpicked, certifi ed organic/vegan grapes from vineyards planted in the 1950s. Aromas of tropical fruits explode while pouring the wine. Intensely sweet fl avors of mango, nectarine and orange abound, fi nishing with racy, refreshing acidity that balances the sweetness perfectly. Pair this with smoked salmon, curries, spicy Asian foods or even barbeque ribs. It's perfect for dessert with fresh fruit or chocolate. ($14.99) (95) Marchesi di Barolo Zagara Moscato d'Asti 2014 (Italy). Straw yellow, with hints of gold. The nose is comprised of orange blossoms, for which the wine is named. The palate echoes the nose, with the addition of stone fruit. Bright and clean, from start to the lingering fi nish. ($19) (95) Coppo Moncalvina Moscato d'Asti 2014 (Italy). Straw yellow, with just a touch of green. The nose is all about stone and tree fruits, with fl oral undertones. The taste is clean, fruity and nicely textured. ($18) (95) Quady Electra Moscato 2014 (California). Quady is famous for "Essencia," a muscat in the style of the Rhone Valley's Beaume-Des-Venise. Electra is the low-alcohol style (4.5%), cold-fer- mented and chilled to stop the fermentation process. Fragrant and lushly sweet, with fl avors of peach, apricot and orange zest. It's easy to enjoy as a warm-weather quencher, or will complement barbeque ribs and chicken, roast pork or milder Asian cuisine. Simply delicious! ($15.99) (95) Domaine de Durban Muscat (France). This is one of, if not the best, example for the money of muscat coming out of Beaumes de Venise. The fruit is perfectly concentrated, following booming aromatics, in this wonderful dessert wine. The vines are over 35 years old, and it defi nitely shows in the quality. Yet another great wine being imported by Kermit Lynch. ($14.99 per 375-ml. bottle) (94) Vino Dei Fratelli Moscato d'Asti 2014 (Italy). Straw yellow in color, the nose is dominated by honeysuckle, with stone and tropical fruit notes. Bright, clean fruit on the palate, with a focused and balanced fi nish. ($17.99) (94) Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato 2014 (Italy). The argument continues each year about who makes the best moscato, and Michele Chiarlo Nivole is always in the conversation. The fragrance of this wine takes center stage—the sweet fruits play like the orchestra, and the wonderfully full fi nish is the crescendo. You will for sure come back for the second act of this perfect moscato performance. ($15.99 per 375-ml.) (93) Vino Noceto Frivolo Moscato Bianco 2015 (California). Straw yellow, with a hint www.cheersonline.com 38 • July/August 2016 H HMGI Restaurant Group Charleston, SC Bill Netherland Wine Director Holiday Wine Cellar Escondido, CA Jim Kern Manager/Wine Buyer Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits Silvis, IL Kevin Miller Wine & Spirits Manager K&L Wine Merchants Redwood City, CA Bryan Brick Sales Consultant Legal Sea Foods Boston, MA Sandy Block VP, Beverage Operations Liquor Barn Louisville, KY Michael Sorg Wine Manager Liquor Boy St. Louis Park, MN Peter Herlofsky III Wine Manager Maggie Wine Consulting Poughkeepsie, NY Maggie Gephard President Mainstreet Wines & Spirits Countryside, IL Nancy J. Sabatini Director of Wine Education & Sales Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits Naperville, IL Bruce Jaroski Wine Director Mills Fine Wine & Spirits Annapolis, MD Peter Finkelstein Wine Consultant North Ridge Wine Ellicott City, MD Brad Boarman Owner Prime Wines & Spirits Kenmore, NY Rick McLeod Wine Manager Premium Wine & Spirits Williamsville, NY Dave Cleveland General Manager Prestige Wine & Spirits Orchard Park, NY Jeff Vignaux General Manager Spec's Wine, Spirits and Finer Foods Houston, TX Hermen Key VP, Retail Development The Boerne Cork and Keg Boerne, TX Tom Geoghegan Owner The Liquor Store & Wine Loft Jackson Hole, WY Nate Mylott Manager/Buyer The Little Nell Aspen, CO Timothy Baldwin Director, Food and Bev. Total Wine & More Claymont, DE Cristina Pearce Senior Buyer Towne Spirits and Fine Wine/Elite Beverages Noblesville, Indianapolis, IN Arnie Lewin Wine & Spirits Director Trig's Cellar 70 Minocqua, WI Dennis J. Kohl Beverage Consultant Vino 100 Michael A. Schaefer, CWE Dir., Business Development Vino Loco Wine & Tapas Englewood, FL Joyce Colmar Managing Partner Willowbrook Spirit Shoppe Cromwell, CT Christopher Cambareri Owner The Wine Seller Ridgewood, NJ Don Carter Owner/Sommelier Yankee Discount Liquor East Haven, CT Deepak Pattani Owner Yankee Wine Newtown, CT Steve Small General Manager CHEERS WINE PANEL The Cheers National Wine Panel is comprised of beverage experts from restaurants and wine shops around the country.

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