Columbia Crest Gewürztraminer Washington Two Vines 2011

This wine walks the line between sweet and tart, showing pumped up fruit in front and vivid, spicy highlights following The fruit flavors run from pears to pineapple, and overall, itrsquo;s a balanced and juicy bottle, perfect for Pacific Rim cooking.

The breadth of quality varietals from Washington State is steadily growing. This Gewurz is light and simple but has an incredibly clean, gently sweet tropical fruit character on the nose and palate. The varietalrsquo;s typical soft acidity permits the fruitrsquo;s flesh to dominate. Incredible value.

Off-dry with lemon-drop fruit flavors, a lick of citrus that suggests pear and lime. Though itrsquo;s a fairly simple, fruit-forward wine, it delivers a concentrated burst of fresh, vivid flavor thatrsquo;s missing from most wines in this price range.

Sweet and silky, with pretty pear, orange and spice flavors that linger effortlessly on the soft finish. Nice affordable introduction to New World Gewuuml;rtz. Drink now.

This is off dry, low alcohol (11.5%), spiced up with tart acidity and loaded with rich, ripe fruit flavors mixing pears and peaches. Sweet without being sugary, it should appeal to a wide spectrum of wine drinkers, and snap together the flavors of a Thai food. Columbia Crest makes 18,000 cases of this wine.

Sweet and silky, with pretty pear, orange and spice flavors that linger effortlessly on the soft finish. Nice affordable introduction to New World Gewürtz. Drink now.

This wine walks the line between sweet and tart, showing pumped up fruit in front and vivid, spicy highlights following The fruit flavors run from pears to pineapple, and overall, it's a balanced and juicy bottle, perfect for Pacific Rim cooking.