April 21, 2005

Für meine Weinfreunde

For those interested in Karstadt's bargain Eiswein, I bought some yesterday. First, I got the price wrong. It's selling for 5.99, not 6.99! (Plus, it comes in a half-liter bottle instead of the usual 375 mL, so you get even more wine value for your Euro.)

Last night I was feeling the need for relaxation, so I took a hot bath and tried one of the bottles that I'd bought. Simple review: don't get your hopes up too high; this is not the diamond-in-the-rough bargain wine that you will be fooling your wine-snob friends with. Compared to other, more expensive ice wines I've tried, this was not as sweet, and its taste is pretty simple and lacking in complexity. (Getting the bottle a little colder might have helped; my hotel minibar fridge wasn't working so well.) Still, it's certainly enjoyable enough for a casual evening, and the price is definitely unbeatable . . . but I'll be filling the remaining space in my luggage with the more expensive stuff.

Posted by Kevin at April 21, 2005 01:00 AM
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Hi Kevin, thank you for this feedback about eiswein!!! best wishes,
ira

Posted by: ira at April 21, 2005 03:08 AM

So I guess we won't be able to wow our guests when we tell them that this premium ice wine only cost $12 a bottle? Oh well. We'll just impress them with the stuff that costs $20 a bottle there and $60 a bottle here.

Please stock up, honey!

Posted by: Shelby at April 21, 2005 10:13 AM
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