Dan Appenfeller

9.0

Riesling + chambo + traminette = wow! Such a great integration of traminette, offering up its explosion of flowers on the nose without the bathroom-potpourri taste. Instead the chambo and riesling smack you with a big ol’ ripe red sour cherry. So so fun, and interesting. — 8 months ago

Dan Appenfeller

8.8

Light and crisp with surprising minerality for the Shenandoah Valley and tart lemon-like acidity. Reminiscent of a good Spanish Albariño. Shoutout to the good people of CWC, can’t wait to visit. — a year ago

Dan Appenfeller

8.5

Drank w/ JRC, Andrew, Adia and Ana in 1740. Uncomplicated, light, acidic, nice value, everybody enjoyed! — a year ago

Dan Appenfeller

8.9

Deep, rich color like 14-carat gold (orange wine? white wine? so mysterious!). Aggressive aromas leap from the glass: candied orange peel, roasted tropical fruit, orange blossom, jasmine tea. You can smell it from arm’s length. Full-bodied with medium acidity and a bit of sweetness. Reminiscent of Virginia petit manseng, tastes a lot like it smells…call it dried apricots and white flowers for the sake of variety. A lovely first bottle in a new home. Here’s to many more! — 9 months ago

Dan Appenfeller

Dan had this a year ago

Dan Appenfeller

9.3

What on EARTH did I just drink at Webster’s in Chicago?? I knew I was in for something different when I saw a ‘93 Loire chenin, but I could scarcely have been more surprised. A wall-to-wall medium yellow belies the fact that these grapes were picked when I was in diapers, and so does the bolt-of-lightning acidity that greets every sip. That’s likely to thank for the longevity. On the nose and palate are a wild variety of unfamiliar tertiary flavors. Smelled like Skaket Beach at low tide and a bit like my parents’ basement … I suppose wet earth and mushrooms might be close enough. A sip reveals minerals and perceived salinity (maybe it’s just the beach associations) along with a kind of light bitterness that’s tough to describe. Maybe walnut skins or green almonds? Three ounces gave me more to think about than most things! — a year ago

Dan Appenfeller

8.7

Green stems and maybe something savory followed by grape Jolly Rancher on the nose. Low acid and very soft, round tannins (glass or velvet), perhaps lacking some structure or zip on the palate. Delicate red fruit and slate flavors do not linger. Super drinkable and our first experience with trousseau! — a year ago

Dan Appenfeller

8.0

Dan had this a year ago

Dan Appenfeller

9.0

Delish with Peking duck at Sun Wah in Chicago w/ JRC. — a year ago

Dan Appenfeller

9.1

Rating the Vermentino — tasted like green almonds and grass clippings, whoo!! — a year ago