24 Sep, 2006
FunF German Riesling (Deutscher Tafelwein Rhein)
Yee Haw!
At Jungle Jim's yesterday, I had 11 fine bottles of wine in a case. Hmmmm, one more and I get the 10% discount. What to do... Hey, how about a dirt cheap riesling to fill things out? That's the ticket. For $5, this was the cheapest in the place. It SCREAMS C-H-E-A-P (earplugs optional.) It's frosted white bottle, "fun" graphics and cool twist top looks like some Germans got together and said "let's gather up all our subpar leftover grapes from an unknown wine region and sell them to those stupid Americans. They'll buy ANYTHING in a cute bottle!" How about some cute text on the bottle: After work, during dinner, on the town. With a special someone or lots of friends. Open a bottle and add a little FunF to your life. Well, a very harsh nose proceeds a harsh flavour. At 9% alcohol, I expected this to be mellow and sweet. But it's as HARD as a German accent. This stuff has no class, no depth, no soul. Worth $5? Maybe, but I'd rather pay just a few more dollars for a MUCH nicer riesling experience.
Rating: 6 out of 10