We first visited Tennessee in 2003 and brought back quite a few bottles of locally produced wine. With two exceptions, we have drunk all of those bottles. So, when Daryl passed through there on a recent trip South, he purchased several bottles from Sumner Crest Winery in West Portland. Today, we opened their Seyval Blanc Table Wine (around $12).
Its color is golden, much like an American Chardonnay, and it has aromas of butter, cream and Swiss cheese. Kath could taste the cheese upon sipping, and Daryl noted that it had a subtle finish. Last summer, we tasted a Seyval Blanc from Prince Edward Island, Canada, and we noted that the Canadian wine was slightly syrupy and rather sweet. This Tennessee wine is much drier and has a cleaner mouth-feel to it - interesting how the same grape grown in different areas can produce two wines with distinct qualities. Is this the influence of terrior, a term so often used in describing French wines?
We enjoyed it - both agreeing that this was a nice wine for a relaxed weekend afternoon!
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