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August 8: American Wine, Coast to Coast
After exploring the wines of Italy, Spain and France, this week we bring the tasting home, with wines from three of America’s most distinctive wine regions: the Finger Lakes, Santa Barbara County and Sonoma County.
Climate change is reshaping winegrowing on both coasts. Warmer seasons can help red grapes ripen more successfully in the Finger Lakes, even as earlier budbreak, frost and disease create new risks. In California, growers are confronting a different set of challenges, including increasing heat, drought, wildfire and smoke. These four wines show how thoughtful producers are expressing their regions while adapting to changing conditions.
2023 Forge Cellers Dry Riesling Classique: $21


Bone-dry Finger Lakes Riesling from ten vineyard sites along southeastern Seneca Lake. Fermented separately in neutral barrels and then blended, it is bright and precise, with citrus, orchard fruit and stony minerality. Pair with oysters, sushi, ceviche or Thai and Vietnamese dishes with a little heat.




