Saturday night's dinner consisted of scallops and Patagonian Toothfish
pan-seared and served with a mango-papaya-avocado salsa of the non-spicy
variety. With this, we opened:

2006 Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Federspiel ($11.99)
nose: intense minerality, green pea
palate: crisp acidity, wet stones, a bit of white peach underneath a
vivid green element, light body

This opened for a Grüner-loving friend of ours (no winegeek she, but GV
has now totally eclipsed NZ SB in her world... at least until the $
takes another hard slide against the ‚¬) following another bottle of the
current-release Foreau Vouvray Brut (toastier than previous bottles,
still yummy). This wine is the product of the local grower's
co-operative (Freie Weingärtner Wachau) and is one of the great QPR
wines of the moment. Purchased at Whole Foods on a recent excursion to
Chicago.

Mark Lipton
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