"Not the Karl Orff" > wrote in message
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>I went to a wine tasting dinner that featured wines from a small B.C.
> producer. The 1st wine was a 2004 pinot gris that had a good blush
> colour from being left on the skins. At any rate, without any alcohol
> burn feel, the wine 16% alcohol. Isn't that abnormally high for a white
> wine? I don't think it was fortified or chapelised.

I would say that it is high for a BC wine. Can you tell me the name of the
producer? Has it already been released?
IIRC the 2004 summer started off quite warm but then August was cool and
from September on it was pretty normal. Unless this was a late harvest wine
I find it surprising that the alcohol is so high. I haven't seen any
alcohols that high in the 2003's, which was a very warm vintage.

TimO