Waltz Vineyards has added an eighth wine to its lineup and its first reserve. Its new Chardonnay spent 10 months in French oak and gives the winery a sophisticated white that foodies will find appealing. It's going for $36/bottle.
The Manheim, Pa., winemaker also just released new vintages of its regular Chardonnay ($25/bottle) and its 2010 Sauvignon Blanc ($28/bottle). Both are delicious whites certainly worth trying if you stop by the winery for a tasting. The tasting notes call out the citrus and melon in the Sauvignon Blanc. What I liked was the dryness and crispness of the varietal that offer as much companionship alone on a summer day as it does on the dinner table. You'll likely also enjoy the fusion, a blend of Semillon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. More Sauvignon Blanc is on the way, as the winery planted more vines in 2010 and again this year.
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon serve as the base right now for the four reds that it produces. Its Crow Woods Cabernet is available by bottle only, at $34/bottle.
Jeff Zwick, Waltz's vineyard manager, noted that Waltz continues to find its way into more regional restaurants, one good way for a new winery to get the word out. While it's adding a new wine or two a year, it's business plan seems a closer match to a winery such as Maryland's Black Ankle, where it might wind up landing on a dozen or so wines total, many of them dry. Compare that to any number of regional wineries that have gone a different route and lean more heavily on the semisweet, sweet and fruit wines. Many have wine lists that tops two dozen.
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