A Treat from Gettysburg.

Two months ago my wife (Shirley) and daughter (Pam) spent a few days in Gettysburg PA.  Pam was there on business and Shirley tagged along so she could spend some time in her favorite Pennsylvania location.  While there Shirley toured the battlefield for about the umpteenth time and both did the famous Gettysburg ghost tour along with some fine dining and shopping. Shirley was also kind enough to bring home some Adams County wines she found at a downtown wine shop.
I really was not too anxious to open any of them until this past week. I came home from work at the usual time (10:15pm) and just needed a nice wine to sip while watching a late night basketball game on ESPN.  The first one I came to was a white table wine from the Hauser Estate Winery.
This wine was perfect for what I wanted.
A blend of Vidal Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris named after Jennie Wade.
Jennie Wade was the only civilian casualty of the battle of Gettysburg.  Her childhood friend and fiance Corp. Johnston H. Skelly also died just nine days later in a Confederate hospital from wounds he received in the battle of Winchester VA.
Lots of honeysuckle aromas with some peach and a hint of tangerine on the nose.  In the mouth was still all the honeysuckle.  Reminded me a bit of a time long ago, when we use to pluck the honeysuckle flowers off the vine and suck the juice out of them.  There was also some green apple and peach and some honey.  The finish was very thick and syrupy with a some floral and honey feel. Wine is listed as a semi-dry, but this is much sweeter than the semi-dry wines I've tasted.  Perfect for sipping in a nice warm family room on a 10°C night.
I saved some for the next night and with some spicy chicken stir-fry. That pairing did not work that well.  Next time I'll try broiled white fish or maybe a shrimp stir-fry and not as spicy.
We are heading back to Gettysburg in April.  It is on our short list of places we would like to retire to, so we will be looking at some property along with visiting the local wineries and trying more Adams County wines.