Full Review

White Pine

White Pine
2022 White Muscat, Michigan

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Fish Shellfish

Category: White Muscat

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: 4%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$18

White Pine
2022 White Muscat, Michigan

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Fish Shellfish

Category: White Muscat

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: 4%
Silvery emerald straw color. Aromas and flavors of magnolia blossom, confectioner’s sugar, peach, and lilac with a medium body and a medium finish manifesting accents of candied flowers, lemon, orange blossom honey, and candied green herbs. White flowers and fresh fruit make this a nice white wine with a hint of sweetness.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: magnolia blossom, confectioner's sugar, peach, and lilac
Taste Flavor: candied flowers, lemon, orange blossom honey, and candied green herbs
Sweetness Sweetness: Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: Chicken Kebobs, Ceviche, Jambalaya
Bottom Line Bottom Line: White flowers and fresh fruit make this a nice white wine with a hint of sweetness.

The Producer

White Pine Winery Tasting Room

The Producer
26701 80th Ave
www.whitepinewinery.com
Saint Joseph, MI 49085-1247
USA
1 269-998-7967

Their Portfolio

BR White Pine 2020 Reserve, Chardonnay, Lake Michigan Shore 12.5% (USA) $28.00. - Bronze Medal
85 White Pine 2021 Lady Slipper Rose, Lake Michigan Shore 12.5% (USA) $16.00.
86 White Pine 2020 Semi-Dry Reserve, Riesling, Lake Michigan Shore 10% (USA) $19.00.
88 White Pine 2020 Sophie’s Vineyard Reserve, Cabernet Franc, Lake Michigan Shore 12.5% (USA) $38.00.
94 White Pine 2020 Reserve, Teroldego, Michigan 14% (USA) $34.00.
87 White Pine 2019 Reserve, Merlot, Washington 14% (USA) $32.00.
BR White Pine 2021 Pinot Grigio, Michigan 12.5% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
87 White Pine 2021 Reserve Semi-Dry , Riesling, Lake Michigan Shore 10% (USA) $19.00.
87 White Pine 2021 Reserve, Chardonnay, Michigan 12.5% (USA) $24.00.
86 White Pine 2020 Reserve, Cabernet Franc, Lake Michigan Shore 13% (USA) $32.00.
91 White Pine 2020 Reserve, Merlot, Lake Michigan Shore 13% (USA) $32.00.
87 White Pine 2021 Reserve Mirage Dessert Wine, Lake Michigan Shore 20% (USA) $19.00.
87 White Pine 2022 Lady Slipper Rosé, Lake Michigan Shore 12.5% (USA) $16.00.
88 White Pine 2021 Reserve, Teroldego, Michigan 14% (USA) $36.00.
87 White Pine 2021 Reserve, Pinot Noir, Lake Michigan Shore 13% (USA) $34.00.
85 White Pine 2022 White Muscat, Michigan 12% (USA) $18.00.
88 White Pine 2021 Sophie’s Vineyard Reserve, Cabernet Franc, Lake Michigan Shore 12.5% (USA) $34.00.
85 White Pine 2022 Pinot Grigio, Michigan 12.5% (USA) $18.00.
89 White Pine 2021 Reserve, Cabernet Franc, Lake Michigan Shore 13% (USA) $32.00.
88 White Pine 2021 Sophie’s Vineyard Reserve, Cabernet Franc, Lake Michigan Shore 12.5% (USA) $36.00.
87 White Pine 2021 Reserve, Chardonnay, Michigan 12.5% (USA) $28.00.
86 White Pine 2022 Pinot Grigio, Michigan 12.5% (USA) $18.00.
89 White Pine 2022 Reserve, Teroldego, Michigan 13% (USA) $38.00.
90 White Pine 2021 Mirage Reserve Sweet Red Dessert Wine, Lake Michigan Shore 20% (USA) $19.00.
85 White Pine 2022 Muscat Ottonel, Michigan 12% (USA) $18.00.

White Muscat

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
Muscat is a grape that is made into both dry as well as tantalizing sweet wines, most notably in France and Australia. Muscat is known elsewhere, most notably in Italy as Moscato.

Muscat is grown in Alsace, France where it is dry, while in the Rhone Valley further south, Beaumes-de-Venise, is a glorious naturally sweet dessert wine.

An entirely different style of Muscat is Rutherglen Muscat from Australia, a rich, amber colored, still dessert wine. Muscat is also produced in small quantities in the US. Austria and Portugal.

Each style of Muscat offers exotic aromas of orange blossom, peach, apricot and orange roses to name only a few obvious descriptors. Lighter versions of dry Muscat from Alsace are ideal with spicy fare, such as Thai cuisine. The richer, more lush styles, such as Rutherglen are perfect with peach or plum pudding or even with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy the wines from one to three years after the vintage date in most cases, though Beaumes-de-Venise can be appreciated for up to a decade.

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