WTN: Hot Honey

[David M. Bueker]

2024 Apollo’s Praise Noble Sweet Riesling The Knoll - Lahoma Vineyard (Finger Lakes)
This wine has to be tasted to be believed. 30% residual sugar with a live electrical cable in the bottle. It’s live wire honey!

"30% residual sugar?" Is that a poetic impression or an actual statistic? (The tech sheet says 4 g/l RS....)

(I'm curious not least because they're close enough to me that I could drive to the winery, pick up a bottle, and be home in time for dinner.)

Oh, never mind -- I was looking at the regular "Noble Riesling" tech sheet, but this must be the "Noble Select," made from botrytized bunches. I don't see a tech sheet for that but they do still have some 375s... hmmm...

Seems like a promising winery worth visiting. Last night, Jin (of noreetuh fame) gave us a bottle of the Apollo's Praise Lahoma Scheurebe to pass around. I forget the vintage but it was an interesting juxtaposition to what I know from Germany. Dry, 12.5% alcohol, not as exotic as the famous HGS scheurebe wines, and not as electric as David's riesling. But crisp and well-structured, with some interesting scheurebe character. Not bad at all.

[David M. Bueker]

Oh, never mind -- I was looking at the regular "Noble Riesling" tech sheet, but this must be the "Noble Select," made from botrytized bunches. I don't see a tech sheet for that but they do still have some 375s... hmmm...

From the back label of the bottle:
Sugar at harvest: 461 g/l
Residual Sugar: 304 g/l
Total Acidity: 13.5
PH: 3.30

Patchen - you might want to contact them before taking the drive. I was there this summer and the winery is a work in progress near the Lahoma vineyard. Actually an old barn that will eventually be a winery but was a makeshift tasting room when I visited. They were only able to taste a small subset of their lineup - you might find more in the shops around Ithaca. That said, it is a place worth watching, and I have been enjoying their regular dry riesling. I think the actual production may take place at Sheldrake Point and Hosmer, both on Cayuga Lake.

Thanks for the heads up, Joe! I’ll see what I can find around town, and call before making the drive. And thanks, Rahsaan and David, for the Scheurebe info and the statistics. I haven’t been following the local scene much the last few years but this does seem like one to explore!

Happy holidays and new year to all!

Thanks for the heads up, Joe! I’ll see what I can find around town, and call before making the drive. And thanks, Rahsaan and David, for the Scheurebe info and the statistics. I haven’t been following the local scene much the last few years but this does seem like one to explore!

Happy holidays and new year to all!

David: Where did you find this wine? I haven't seen it in any shops - maybe direct from AP?
Patchen: A nice place to explore the local scene is the tasting room at Forge....

[David M. Bueker]

Thanks for the heads up, Joe! I’ll see what I can find around town, and call before making the drive. And thanks, Rahsaan and David, for the Scheurebe info and the statistics. I haven’t been following the local scene much the last few years but this does seem like one to explore!

Happy holidays and new year to all!

David: Where did you find this wine? I haven't seen it in any shops - maybe direct from AP?
Patchen: A nice place to explore the local scene is the tasting room at Forge....

Direct from AP. It was part of a deeply discounted sampler pack offered through Wine Berserkers over the summer.