Betsy had gone to Asian market yesterday, she marinated some shrimp and
scallops and prepared a stirfry with fresh rice noodles and veggies. I
grilled the seafood, which was tossed with the stirfry and dressed, and
then served with baby bok choy and the 2004 Domane Wachau "Terrassen"
Gruner Veltliner Federspiel . I generally regard Domane Wachau as neck
and neck with the Produttori del Barbaresco as best co-op in the wine
world. This is certainly respectable - a clean, light, and easy GV,
just a hint of pepper. I didn't really get excited though (the fact
that this was only a day after finishing the '04 Nigl Privat probably
didn't help!). I'd probably just as soon have the incredibly cheap
Hofer, but this is still a good if not thrilling value at $9. B/B-

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.