Riesling

Riesling grapes produce both refreshing light-bodied wines and full-bodied table wines to pair with the greatest cuisine. Riesling has a very high natural acidity, which both balances the sugar in sweeter wines and acts as a preservative for long aging. The oldest, still-living wine ever tasted was not red--it was a German Riesling from the 1540 vintage. It was tasted in 1961, after 420 years, and had not yet perished.

Rieslings are both floral and fruity, and can be delicate, subtle, and low in alcohol, making for a very nice summer wine. But even the sweet, low-alcohol wines from the Mosel in Germany balance the sugar with a steely, teeth-cleaning acidity. And though you might think of Rieslings as necessarily sweet, there are many dry Rieslings, the best being from Alsace. These show best with several years of bottle age, though they are certainly fine to drink young. Riesling wines pair magnificently with pork, foie gras, and other rich foods.

 

Featured Riesling
	Dopff & Irion Riesling Buy Now! $14.99 Fresh and fruity, this young white's peach and citrus notes are backed by a lively structure. Very tasty. Dry minerally Riesling. Buy Now! $14.99