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not very expensive

2006-07-24 04:37:21 · 4 answers · asked by jnarrow22 2 in Food & Drink Beer, Wine & Spirits

this is a kind of white wine

2006-07-24 04:48:25 · update #1

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A lot of this has to do with what is available in your area, unfortunately. In addition, there is the question of the style of Riesling you like. I am a great Riesling fan and tend to buy via the internet because Riesling is not as popular as many other grapes, unfortunately. It's a shame because typically German Rieslings are great warm weather wines, being refreshing as well as low in alcohol, (usually 9% or less) something of a necessity if one has experienced a really bad headache from too much to drink with a lot of sun.
However, there is no more versatile grape for wine, IMHO. Even the great Frank Schoonmaker waited until the end of his life before he truly began to appreciate and rate Rieslings highly as they deserve.
The best source for Riesling these days is a wonderful lady named Jancis Robinson. What she doesn't know about these wines probably isn't worth knowing. Three of the most available superior American Rieslings available are: Dr. Konstantin Frank and Herman J. Wiemer, both from the New York Finger Lakes area and Chateau Ste. Michelle Eroica, made by Dr. E. Loosen. The Eroica has been becoming better and better and I certainly think it is worth a special occasion. Even the regular St Michelle offering is better than average.
For German wines, I have included a web site that looks like it has a nice selection. (Beware the German 2000 or 1999, generally speaking.) Spatlese means it is picked late, which means it is slightly sweeter than a Kabinet. If you see Trocken on the label, it means the wine has less sweetness (except for the term trockenbeerenauslese, which is a rare and wonderfully sweet wine only to be tasted after dinner.) Lastly, never serve Riesling too cold and always select the right sweetness for what you want to serve; you wouldn't want a terribly sweet wine as an aperitif nor a dry Riesling with dessert. The Eroica makes an excellent dinner wine for a wide variety of dishes.
Sorry not to mention the Canadian efforts or the Aussie/NZ wines which have been very good, as well as the Alsatian wines which are delicious but very unique.

2006-07-24 07:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by Bentley 4 · 1 0

Semi-Dry Johannisberg Riesling from Hermann J. Wiemer. It's only about $16 a bottle, and is an exceptionally smooth, pleasant wine in the true Spatlese Rhine style. It has a lovely balanced nose and taste with a soft finish.

2006-07-24 04:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by jenh42002 7 · 0 0

Is that suppose to say present??? i know how about Hooked on Phonics ???

2006-07-24 04:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by BabeyCakes 2 · 0 0

HUH ? "riesling" ??

OH...booze !!

2006-07-24 04:40:48 · answer #4 · answered by day by day 6 · 0 0

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