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Benjamin Bridge just launched the 2013 vintage of their Nova 7 and we thought it was time we get this review out.  The popularity and hype around Nova 7 is well deserved as it is a great wine year after year.  It certainly isn't for everyone but it does have a wide appeal with its slight effervescence and off-dry nature.  It's the aromatics of the Muscat that make this wine stand out.  It is a great cool climate white wine and is consistently a well made wine. The 2012 has a very reddish golden hue and it starts bordering on Rose in terms of colour.  As expected it has a slight sparkle to it and feels a little bit syrupy on the swirl.  Quite interesting in the glass. That all too familiar lychee fruit nose stands out but has some other notes under the covers as well.  Pears, peaches, and even mint make an appearance which is wonderful.  Another stand out smelling Nova 7. While not our normal style of wine or pref...

Courtesy palmbay.com So. it's Saturday night and Morgan has done his eating for this evening and we figured it would be a good opportunity to do a quick wine tasting with our dinner.  We started with a good ol' New Orleans Boiled Shrimp and finished with Scallops poached in the Shrimp Boil liquid and Squash Risotto.  Since we were having something a little spicy we figured something with a bit of residual sugar might work and we were right. We were provided this wine earlier in the Summer and had wanted to try it when the weather was warmer but it was a nice day so all good.  This is a German Pinot Grigio and we were fairly certain that it would be on the off-dry end of the spectrum and that was perfect with dinner. In the glass the wine looks quite clear and it portrays itself as being a crisp looking wine and overall that kind of holds up.  There are bubbles in the glass as well.  We kind of like some of these off-dry whites to have a little sp...