At last weeks wine tasting at Greenfield Liquors, (which sits on the corner of right now and every-bodies here), we sipped on the newest addition to the fine wines currently gracing our shelves..."Huber" Gruner Veltliner.  And, for the sake of our oenophiles holding up in Camby, we'll play a little "hooked-on-phonics" a little "hooked-on-German" and a little "hooked-on-lack-o-knowledge" of this little known Austrian grape otherwise known as Gruner Veltliner.

Now here's where I must come clean to my devoted followers--I have NEVER heard of Gruner Veltliner....as a grape, as a wine, or even as a man.  So, imagine my surprise, when after exhausting research (Google Search: Gruner Veltliner) this pleasing little white beauty came to life right beside my blinking cursor.

I am pleased to report that Gruner Veltliner is Austrian by birth and "Huber" by magic.  The "Huber" family of Austria has been making magic for over 9 generations and the newest protege' of the family,coming in at a tender 23 years of age, young Markus Huber has certainly embraced his ancestry.  

The wine opens up to pretty much.....well... nothing.  The nose is dull and noncommittal but the finish brings this mystical wine into the realms of "Huberlicious" and all with a simple swallow.  The green apples and fruit are instantly noticeable with just a hint of honey.  These are quickly followed by the citrus flavors of lemon, lime, and the always popular non-citrus peach.  This Huber wine is rich, and full of mineral tones that will please any palate in Greenfield.......or even Camby for that matter.

We successfully SOLD OUT of Huber's wine on Thursday but more should be arriving soon and just in time for the humid, hot, sticky, dog days of Indiana summers.  So, while your friends are hanging around, drinking beer, crunching on pork rinds, and letting it all hang out, hang over......hang ten (pounds around their guts and test the bounds of buttons everywhere) maintain your fabulousness and your "Huberliciousness" by hanging out with Huber.... being served at a front porch near you.
Weingut Huber Hugo Gruner Veltliner 2006

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