Hardy's Stamps of Australia, 2013 Riesling Gewurtztraminer

Winter is not a great time for budgets. It probably isn’t the best time of year to be spending lots of money on wine. That being said, A finished another big step in her really long project and wanted to celebrate, but this time on a budget. Hardy’s Stamps of Australia Riesling Gewürztraminer fits the bill. A generally likes the sweetness of them, and at $9.95, it is hard to be too disappointing. A always tells people that a grape you like at one price, will probably be just fine at a lower price, which was the case for this wine. A even convinced E to give it a try! What did we think? Find out now!

A- This wine smells very strongly like alcohol. Like grain or rubbing alcohol, not like fun fruity alcohol. But it doesn’t taste like alcohol, so that is a plus. Instead it tastes like not much at all in fact. It tastes a bit like apple juice, lychee juice, and water. It has a bit of a peach aftertaste. It is very, very light. This is the wine of a minute, with hardly any aftertaste at all. It isn’t unpleasant, and I may use it in the summer for a spritzer. For $9.95 this is a good wine for summer drinking on your porch. I would not pair it with food, since even pistachios overwhelmed this poor wine. Is this my favourite wine ever? No. Is it even my favourite Riesling Gewürztraminer? Also no. But is it a good, light fruity wine for the summer that isn’t too sharp or acidy? Yes. And that has to count for something! I would take this to a BBQ or a Baby Shower. It is light sipping wine, that would pair well with light finger foods, but is not thanksgiving dinner wine, or a wine you want to give to wine snobs.

E – It smells like champagne, really strongly of champagne. I think it tastes like apples. It is sweet, and I like sweeter white wines anyways. It has a little bit of a carbonated taste, though no bubbles, but it tingles going down. I would drink it if served it, it wasn’t bad tasting.