Kerner

Kerner ( KEHR-nuhr) is a white grape that is often grown in Germany and Northern Italy and was developed in the 1960's as a cross between the red grape, Trollinger and the white grape, Riesling. I explored this grape in a bottle of Kerner Stiftskellerei Neustift 2005 from the Abbazia Di Novacella winery of the Alto Adige region of Italy. What's really fun about this winery is that it was founded in 1142 by the Augustinian order of monks, who are still running it today. This pale, gold wine with an aroma of mangos and great structure moved up to #1 on my list of favorites. Served with a shrimp couscous salad, it was another home run!