06/16/06 New Favorite - Riesling

Welcome to Vine to Wine this is your host Linda Moran and as many of you know my new favorite wine is usually the wine that is in my glass at the time  because I simply do not drink wine that I don't like. Lately I have been drinking a lot of white wine because I am enjoying all of the fresh fish that has been available and I have discovered some very nice Riesling. Today we are going to discuss Rieslings from different areas, and selecting the one that sounds right for you. To many of you Riesling conjures up a wine that is not cool or hip, whereas in highly educated wine circles that is just the opposite. For many an aficionado great Riesling is unparalleled. The two wine regions where many of the most glamorous Riesling comes from is Germany of course and the Alsace of France. Both take this grape and manage to do very different things with it. The German wines are lush and crunchy with amazing acids that balance out any sweetness. Becoming acquainted with the terminology used to describe the levels of sweet and dry within German wines will help you to navigate the field quite well. From the Alsace of France the Riesling is made in a drier altogether more earth related style that is quite different from the German approach. Among the German wines that I have enjoyed lately look for wines made by Dr. Loosen and great value wines from Selbach. From Alsace one that you may have to ask for is Domaine Marcel Deiss imported by Robert Kacher or a more easily available wines from Schlumberger. Crack some crabs or grill some fresh fish and Cheers! Remember to send your wine questions to Linda at vine to wine dot net and thanks for joining me on today's Vine to Wine.