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Published on September 6th, 2012 | by Greg

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Two For Twenty: Pyrenees Whites

La­bor Day might mean that it's time to put the white cloth­ing away in the clos­et. But it def­i­nite­ly doesn't mean the end of the sea­son for white wines. In fact, the pe­ri­od as sum­mer turns to au­tumn is a great time to en­joy the crisp, ap­ple and pear fla­vors of many whites, in­clud­ing to­day's duo.

From Ore­gon State, we're proud to sug­gest the Pyre­nees 2009 Chardon­nay and 2010 Sauvi­gnon Blanc. Priced at a rea­son­able $20 each, we liked both of these as ex­am­ples of north­west US va­ri­ety, bot­tling depth and of­fer­ing good bal­ance with­out break­ing the bank.

Let's take a clos­er look at the Chardon­nay first. They de­scribe it as "old world meets new world", and that seemed an apt de­scrip­tion, with just a hint of min­er­al and still creamy with­out be­ing but­tery. The nose didn't grab, but in­stead of be­ing musty or mushy, this chardon­nay tast­ed bright and fruity, with a lit­tle tart pineap­ple. No re­al oak here- neu­tral French bar­rel ag­ing mean a clean­er fla­vor and a sharp fin­ish. An ex­cel­lent pair­ing wine against seafoods, or for those who like their chardon­nay with zest.

The Pyre­nees Vine­yard 2010 Sauvi­gnon Blanc is, in a word, be­witch­ing. A lit­tle herbal note on the nose is in­ter­est­ing, and there are def­i­nite fla­vors of grass and cit­rus. Light and re­fresh­ing, it is fair­ly neu­tral and of­fers some sweet­ness to­wards the fin­ish. Plus, it lingers nice­ly, for quite a while- one of the best end­ings we've tast­ed from this grape. So, think sip­ping while you nib­ble on cheeses or a nice spinach sal­ad- some­thing with a bit of bit­ter­ness or creami­ness where you don't want a wine to great­ly af­fect the fla­vor, but ac­cent it. Avail­able in lim­it­ed quan­ti­ties, pri­mar­i­ly on­line, at $20 a bot­tle!

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Greg dreamed up the idea for the Truly Network while living in Hawaii, which began with a single site called TrulyObscure. In 2010, when advertisers and readers were requesting coverage beyond the scope of that site, TrulyNet was launched, reaching a broader audience over a variety of niche sites. Formerly the head technology correspondent for the Des Moines Register at age 16, he has since lived and worked in five states and two countries, helping a list of organizations and companies that includes the United States Census Bureau, TripAdvisor, Events Photo Group, Berlitz, and Computer Geeks. He also served as the Content Strategy Manager for HearPlanet, a multi-platform app that has reached over a million users and has been featured in the New York Times, Hemispheres Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Fox Business News, PC Magazine, and even Apple’s own iPhone ads. Greg has written as a restaurant critic and feature journalist for a number of national and international publications, including City Weekend Magazine, Red Egg Magazine, the Newton Daily News, Capital Change Magazine, and an arm of China Daily, Beijing Weekend. In addition, he has served as a consulting editor for the Foreign Language Press of Beijing, as well as a writer and editor for the George Washington University Hatchet, the school newspaper of his alma mater. Originally from Iowa, Greg is currently living in the West Village of Manhattan.


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