February 01, 2006

Riesling

Cool classics under the scorching sun
The most undervalued but successful Australian combination is the Clare Valley and riesling. Taylors now has 25 vintages under its belt, and its 2004 vintage ($16.95 at Woolworths but often on special) is yet another refined and racy Clare riesling.

2004 Cousino-Macul Riesling Dona Isadora" (Maipo Valley, Chile)
It's a really good value in an Alsace-style Riesling.

Vineland Estates Dry Riesling 2004
Leo Buring 2005 Clare Valley Riesling

Washington has a champ in its wines
For Riesling fans, the 2004 Eroica is a must try (and a little splurge at $23). It's uncomplicated for Riesling rookies and beautifully balanced for Riesling aficionados.

Leo Buring 2005 Leonay Riesling
In a nut shell, this is a more refined and exceptionally well balanced version of the 2005 Eden Valley Riesling. My advice, try the standard Eden Valley Riesling and if it tickles your fancy, put a bottle or two of the Leonay away for a few years.

Annies Lane Riesling04, Mc Clare Valley, South-Eastern Australia
Technical Data:: Riesling from South-eastern Australia.

Lucien Albrecht Riesling Reserve04, Alsace, France
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Aus

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Aus
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Aus

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - European Classes
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Euro - Class 1

Alsace in Anderson Valley
The starring grapes of Alsatian wines are Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Muscat. Anderson Valley has 64.6 acres of Gewurztraminer (ga-VERTZ-tra-meen-er), 25 acres of Pinot Gris and less than 10 acres each of Muscat Blanc, Pinot Blanc and Riesling, according to Glenn McGourty, the UC farm adviser for Mendocino County.

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Euro - Class 1
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Euro - Class 2

Worthy Wines for Thai With Di
His recommendation was that we try some Sauvignon Blanc, a dry Riesling (he mentioned Bonny Doon Pacific Rim Dry Riesling as “specifically created for that kind of food”), and perhaps a Pinot Noir. We tasted three wines with our meal: 2004 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, 2002 Bonny Doon Pacific Rim Dry Riesling, and 2001 Byron Central Coast Pinot Noir.

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Euro - Class 3
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - N.America - Class 1

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Euro - Class 2
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - Euro - Class 3

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - N.America - Class 1
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - N.America - Class 2

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - N.America - Class 2
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - N.America - Class 3

MSNBC
A well-chosen riesling can be a true delight: perfect with food, not too heavy and a good value. That goes double for German riesling, often the world’s best and almost assuredly its most intimidating.

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - N.America - Class 3
National Riesling Challenge 2005 - North America

National Riesling Challenge 2005 - North America
Wine: Bender Bissersheimer Held 2002 Riesling Eisw...

Its time to start drinking Canadian.
They've planted a broad range of vinifera grapes, including cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, Riesling, and Gewürztraminer, along with several hybrids, notably Vidal Blanc. I also liked the sturdy, crisp 2004 Cave Spring Cellars Reserve Riesling, which combines the sturdiness of an Alsatian Riesling with the soaring aromatics of a Mosel Riesling from Germany.

Algarve Wine Society tastes German Riesling wines
MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society gathered at the Pestana Levante Hotel in Armação de Pêra recently to taste six Riesling wines, from the private cellar of the society’s new managing director, Erla Walther. After tasting and comparing five dry Rieslings, from the Kloster Eberbach 2004 vintage, members were given the opportunity to taste a late harvested 2001 Riesling Auslese Trocken, similar to an Alsatian Grand Cru Riesling.

Wine: Bender Bissersheimer Held 2002 Riesling Eisw...
The appeal of mature German Rieslings

The appeal of mature German Rieslings
I love Riesling but I rarely drink German Rieslings. But the other day, I had guests at home that were German wine lovers and so I took that opportunity to open a bottle of 1996 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese that was quietly lying in my cellar since 1999.

The Grapes Behind the Names
Alsace - reds are from Pinot Noir while the whites can be made from Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer and Riesling.

Pooley, Home Hill are top drops
Pooley Coal River Riesling 2004 has beaten world-class competition to take the mantle as Tasmania's best white wine at the 2006 Tasmanian Wine Show. Judges praised the chardonnay, riesling and museum wines fields as particularly strong this year.

Clare Valley winemakers plan UK promotion
"Clare is ideally suited to demonstrate its distinctive regional style based on Riesling in particular which has a unique style and is one of the great wines in the world," he said. Mr Mitchell said the main topic for the tutored tastings was the ability of the Clare Valley to produce not only premium Riesling, which is normally associated with a cooler climate, but also many robust red wines that are usually produced in a warmer climate.

Sexy, sweet for Valentines Day
When I wrote about this wine last year, I mistakenly called it a Riesling. Scheurebe is a grape variety, a crossing of two well-known white grapes (Silvaner and Riesling) bred in 1916 by Georg Scheu (pronounced "Shoy"), who later lent his name.

Chinese feast an adventure in eating
A white wine with nice acidity and a hint of sweetness, Riesling pairs well with the multiple flavours we encounter.

Wine | Great taste that should bring friends together
Looking for a Riesling packed with great fruit flavors and perfect acidity?

Rieslings stock is rising, as it should
And ever since he saw my eyes ignite at the first sip of a magically good late-harvest auslese, he has become my personal riesling guru. "Then we shall have a riesling feast!" he decreed.