37: Colorado vs The World Sauvignon Blanc Tasting with Jacob Harkins

Denver Wine Radio

This week on Denver Wine Radio, Jacob Harkins joins Paul to taste four wines from around the world (of course one is from Colorado) in another episode of Colorado vs. the World. Jacob Harkins is a self-described wine geek, former wine journalist, and recovering ski bum. His current gig is running the marketing efforts of VintageView, the world leader in metal wine rack manufacturing. Paul has a VintageView set up in his winery!

The first wine tasted is the 2020 L'ESCALE SAUVIGNON BLANC, which is ripe, fresh and thirst-quenching. Showing notes of ripe stonefruit, gooseberries, nettles, and dried grass with hints of stony minerality. Click here to purchase.

The second wine tasted in this episode is the 2020 Cono Sur Organic Sauvignon Blanc from Chile. It's a very green-forward, flinty wine that goes well with greens. Click here to purchase.

The third wine on the docket is Colorado's Buckel Family 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, made in Gunnison. The Buckel Family Wine Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp white wine with notes of Palisade peach, grapefruit, melon, and apricot with hints of green pepper and a long mineral finish. Click here to purchase.

The final wine of the episode is the Manu Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. Powerful, exotic and varietal aromas of Sauvignon Blanc with tropical fruits of mango and passion, then apple and grapefruit. Click here to purchase.

Click here to view the documentary Jacob Harkins had a hand in making that was mentioned in the episode!