Ecker Gruner Veltliner 2014

Though I show it first we actually taste it last, after the biggest GVs, not as a palate re-set but rather to test just how good it is. And this ’14 is shockingly good. The spread from top-to-bottom is narrower here in 2014, and this is almost sad, it’s so tempting. Its modest “stature” is only indicated by the quick finish. Please remember, always, that the truest measure of a winery is not what it delivers to the person spending a lot of money, but to the person spending just a little. – Terry Theise

Food Pairings

Anything that "stinks up your house when you are cooking it," Terry Theise. Asian food, ham, smoked meats or fish.