When the results are as good – and good value – as this crisp, gently creamy, apple-scented example, however, the answer is, why not?
RUTZ CELLARS, 1996 $30 Tangerine aroma, creamy, with apple, pear and toffee flavors.
Apple Volcanoes What you need: 1 apple per child Apple corer Creamy peanut butter Sunflower seeds and/ or M&M's.
Their Hattingley Valley Classic Reserve ($50) is a classic toasty glass of bubbles that is pale gold in color with the flavors of vibrant baked apple, creamy nougat and brioche.
Grant makes a dressing for it from a 50/50 mix of balsamic vinegar and olive oil, with hummus added for a creamy texture and apple cider for a touch of sweetness.
The Waldorf is refreshing and poised, a composition of thinly sliced green apples on the bottom with the salad of radicchio, grated apples, creamy Point Reyes blue cheese and spiced walnuts on top.
Other dishes fall flat: a special of rabbit had an unpleasantly persistent vanilla undertone; chunks of smoked bacon overwhelmed the creamy cauliflower-and-apple soup.
MERLIN, MACON LA ROCHE VINEUSE 1998: $13 Zippy citrus and apple aromas; creamy texture.
"The Célèbre is easy drinking, very creamy, with essences of apple, honey and spice," Ms. Rose said.
With increasing proportion of malolactic fermentation, Chardonnay loses green apple and takes on creamy notes, Apple, pear, peach, apricot Sauvignon Blanc - Grapefruit, white gooseberry, lime, melon.
