Wagner Vineyards Vignoles 2003

Wagner Vignoles has been one of my favorite wines for several years. I began drinking this wine when I was in my wine drinking “infancy”. Back then I only liked sweeter wines and this one certainly fit the bill. While it is admitedly a sweet wine, it has a rather tart finish that adds a very nice contrast and complexity. This Vignoles has tropical fruit aromas and flavors. A mouthful of sweet, succulent pineapple comes to mind. It’s almost like drinking a glass of sunshine. This wine would go very nicely with glazed ham, or you might want to try it as a dessert wine with a slice of your favorite cheesecake.

Wagner Vignoles is estate bottled at Wagner Vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York. In addition to the winery, they have a very nice brewery and have some full-bodied, great tasting beer that you can sample for free. And, it doesn’t stop there…if you’re hungry you can have a nice lunch at the restaurant on-site. If you get to the Finfer Lakes and have the opportunity to visit some of the wineries, make sure you get to Wagner’s.

By the way, now that I consider myself a littke more sophisticated, I eagerly enjoy a wide range of wines from sweet to bone-dry. That gives me a LOT more choices, so I hope I live a very long time!