Kung Fu Girl

The Wine Tipster was introduced to Charles Smith’s Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2011, 11% abv, Washington State, at the stylish Merc Bar in Soho NYC last weekend.  This Riesling from the Evergreen Vineyard in Columbia Valley has to be one of my wines of the year because Smith’s Kung Fu Girl is bursting with ripe, super friendly fruit, balanced by attractive minerality. This is a wine to make you salivate and would be a popular choice for kicking off a party evening. Kung Fu Riesling 2011 is available in the UK from Slurp at  £11.70 or Bibendum Wines.

When you are next in New York, check out Soho’s Merc Bar because this stylish, loungy bar is producing top cocktails, with a broad, quality wine list at sensible prices.