The Kind Wine - A Wine Tasting Blog

December 9, 2007

Hopkins Vineyard Reserve White

Winery:

Hopkins Vineyard

Grape:

White Blend

Region:

Connecticut

Vintage:

2005

Price:

$12

Rating:

Drink It

This white wine is a blend of estate-grown Seyval and Vidal Blanc grapes, both of which are popular hybrid grapes commonly grown in the New England region, as well as in Canada and across the pond in England. While some vinophiles snub their nose at new-world hybrids, I’m of the opinion that good wine is good wine regardless of the grape or method. Indeed, Hopkins Vineyard has made a good wine here. They claim it’s stylistically similar to Viognier, but since I’m ignorant of what that means, I’ll describe it in more layman’s terms. It’s crisp, dry, with a little bite, medium bodied for a white with a faint floral nose. Sort of like a Pinot Grigio on steroids. It reminded me of the Bonny Doon Pacific Rim Dry Riesling I recently tried, though it doesn’t quite attain the level of complexity that the Riesling does. But all in all, a very nice, food friendly wine.