CRISP     DELICATE     AROMATIC

   

If I could pick a wine to portray the feeling of SPRING, it would be Riesling. With a delicate body and fresh, lively flavors, this wine is the one you want while the flowers are blooming!

Riesling is also a grape that can grow well here in Ohio... and we all know I love that.

aromas of: peach, honey, apple, citrus

(Riesling is one of the most aromatic wines)

flavors of: peach, apricot, apple, lime, honey, wet stone, flowers

• very sweet - dry
• body: light
• acidity: high - very high
• alcohol: low

Riesling is unlike any other grape variety because it can produce exquisite wine even when the grape is not fully ripe. Riesling grapes also have the ability to absorb a lot of taste and character directly from the land they are grown on. For this reason your glass of Riesling can taste very different depending on where it is from.

Most Riesling in the world comes from...

• GERMANY
• AUSTRALIA
• USA (California, New York, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, Ohio…)
• FRANCE (Alsace)
• AUSTRIA

The Riesling grape is better suited to cooler regions, but it can thrive in sunnier and warmer regions. Here is a bit of what to expect from both cool and warm areas.

COOLER CLIMATE

• lighter body
• higher acidity
• crisp
• sharper and shorter finish
• tastes of apple, peach, lime, citrus, and mineral
• very elegant and precise flavors

• very sweet - dry
• lighter body 
• high crisp acidity
• tastes of citrus, apricot, apple, wet stone
• some of the best Rieslings in the world

TRY: Dr. Loosen Dr. L Estate QbA 2012

• semi-sweet - dry
• light - medium body 
• medium - high acidity
• more dynamic tastes of citrus, apple, peach, mineral
• less delicate than German Riesling

TRY: Trimbach Riesling 2011

• sweet - dry
• medium body 
• medium - high acidity
• strong tastes of citrus, peach, apricot, floral
• more potent than German Riesling

TRY: Domane Wachau Riesling 2012

• almost always dry
• light body 
• medium - high acidity
• tastes of lemon, lime, apple, peach
• most popular around the Finger Lakes area

TRY: Red Tail Ridge Dry Riesling 2012

• sweet - dry
• light - medium body 
• medium - high acidity
• rich tastes of citrus, apricot, peach
• wonderfully balanced

TRY: Chaeau Ste. Michelle Sweet Harvest Riesling

• sweet - off dry
• light body 
• medium - high acidity
• bright tastes of citrus, apricot, peach, honey
• delicate

TRY: Debonne Vineyards Riesling Reserve

WARMER CLIMATE

• fuller body
• lower acidity
• juicy
• longer smoother finish
• tastes of exotic fruit (peach, mango, melon), honey and flowers

• off-dry - dry
• light - medium body 
• medium - high acidity
• tastes of tropical fruit, flowers, mineral
• powerful and complex

TRY: Howard Park Riesling 2013

• off dry - very sweet
• light - medium body 
• medium - high acidity
• bright tastes of citrus, apple, apricot, peach, honey
• often used in late harvest dessert wines

TRY: Firestone Riesling 2012

There are so many others to find and enjoy... this just gives you a head start!