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  • White Flowers Sparkling (6)

    Sweet Sparkling Riesling! That's what you can start yelling when something surprises you. It's such a lovely time of year - but not so lovely that it couldn't be made a little lovelier. Tip a glass or few of these fine wines and let their euphoric glow b 12:54 AM from Woot Wine Read more »

  • In Germany, it’s all about riesling In Germany, it’s all about riesling

    It can be sparkling, dry, sweet or very sweet, but one thing’s for sure: it’s brilliant with country’s cuisine Sipping a Zeltingen Himmelreich Halbtrocken Kabinett 2011 (talk about your tongue-twisting wine names), I marvel at how this $17 entry-level ri 5/21/13 from Montreal Gazette Read more »

  • German 2012s - Pfalz (Tasting articles)

    Jancis writes: Our German specialist Michael Schmidt tasted widely at the VDP's Weinbörse, its first showcase of 2012s, in Mainz at the end of last month, an experience he describes in Mosel Riesling 2012 - terroir v tradition? Below are his notes on 27   from Jancis Robinson Read more »

  • when everything wrong is right

    Luther Ingram probably wasn’t sipping a bottle of Blue Moon Riesling when he sang this country classic: “If loving you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right; If being right means being without you...” But if ever a wine was wrong in all the right ways, it’s t   from Paul Gregutt Blog Read more »

  • wines of the week Wines of the week: three bottles for spring

    Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany 2011 (£9.99, The Co-operative) A perennial highlight of the Co-op's wine range, this is a classic example of an under-valued (at least in this country) wine style: off-dry German riesling. Gent   from Guardian Unlimited Read more »

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About Riesling

Riesling is a white grape variety which originates in the Rhine region of Germany. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally pure and are seldom oaked. As of 2004, Riesling was estimated to be the world's 20th most grown variety at 48,700 hectares (1.20×105 acres) (with an increasing trend), but in terms of importance for quality wines, it is usually included in the "top three" white wine varieties together with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Riesling is a variety which is highly "terroir-expressive", meaning that the character of Riesling wines is clearly influenced by the wine's place of origin.

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