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Staff Selections • David Mahoney


Seasonal Pick 2025

Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling

(Finger Lakes, New York )

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If you could bottle spring, this wine is what it might smell and taste like. Fresh aromas of orange blossoms and apricots waft out of the glass. A lively zing of lime with an undercurrent of minerality makes a mouthwatering impression on the palate. I’m a big fan of New York’s Finger Lakes Rieslings, and Dr. Konstantin Frank is the region’s OG producer. Some of the grapes used to make this wine come from vines Dr. Frank planted on the steep slopes above Keuka Lake in 1958, seven years after he emigrated to the United States from Europe. He brought with him a wealth of knowledge from his native Ukraine about growing vinifera vines in cold climates. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, Dr. Frank’s eponymous winery still makes one of America’s finest dry Rieslings. A relatively restrained example of the variety, with none of the overt “petrol” odors found in some Rieslings, this is a wine that should appeal to lovers of Chablis and Sancerre. I thoroughly enjoyed it recently with a shrimp and snow pea stir-fry, but it would also pair perfectly with salads and chicken dishes.