Winemaker Notes
Gruner is extremely versatile with food. any food you think goes well with Chardonnay, usually goes better with Gruner - roasted chicken, pork loin, seafood (especially lobster, scallops, and shrimp) and almost every vegetable. Try it as an aperitif before dinner with a variety of cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: Grüner Veltliner from Clarksburg? Clarksburg is different and far from Austria, where this grape variety has gained an international following. The 2016 Dancing Coyote Grüner Veltliner, showing a richness that its European counterpart seldom exhibits, is quite fine in its own right. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits full and rich flavors that remain long on the palate. Its ripe stone fruit and dried leaf aromas and flavors stay rewarding through the finish. Pair its length with a bowl of steamed clams. (Tasted: August 7, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
Fun to say and delightfully easy to drink, Grüner Veltliner calls Austria its homeland. While some easily quaffable Grüners come in a one-liter—a convenient size—many high caliber single vineyard bottlings can benefit from cellar aging. Somm Secret—About 75% of the world’s Grüner Veltliner comes from Austria but the variety is gaining ground in other countries, namely Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the United States.
The vineyards just inland from the Sacramento River Delta, along the deep banks of the Sacramento River, comprise the Clarksburg AVA. The River Delta channels in cold air and fog from the Pacific Ocean creating a cooling effect in this area. Warm summer days quickly change to chilly evenings and make a great environment for grape growing. While a range of grape varieties grow here, Chenin blanc stands out the most, distinguishing itself in the appellation.
The Clarksburg Wine Growers and Vintners Association, made up of nearly 50 grower members and over a dozen wineries, has been working since the late 1980s to promote the high quality wine of its region.