Riesling

[REEZ-ling, REES-ling]
Riesling is considered to be one of the world's great white-wine grapes and produces some of the very best white wines. It's a native of Germany, where it's believed to have been cultivated for at least 500-and possibly as long as 2,000-years. The Riesling grape's ability to retain its acidity while achieving high sugar levels is what creates wines with considerable aging potential. Riesling wines are delicate but complex and are characterized by a spicy, fruity flavor (that's sometimes reminiscent of peaches and apricots), a flower-scented bouquet, and a long finish. Riesling is vinified in a variety of styles ranging from dry to very sweet. In Germany, these wines are classified according to sugar content (sometimes indicating sweetness) in ascending order as Kabinett and Spatlese. The late harvest versions of this wine-which are usually affected by Botrytis Cinerea-are graded in ascending order of sweetness as Auslese, Beerenauslese, and Trockenbeerenauslese.

Biltmore Estate
Bonny Doon Pacific Rim
Borthwick
Bully Hill Riesling
Dr F Weins Prum Estate
Fess Parker
Gunderloch Auslese
Gunderloch Diva Spatlese
Hinman
Joseph Leitz Dragonstone
Karl Erbes Auslese
Karl Erbes Kabinett
Karl Erbes Spatlese
Kiona
Kiona Dry
Muller Eiswein
Paul Blanck Dry
Peter Brum Eiswein
Rudolf Muller Auslese
Rudolf Muller Kabinett
Rudolf Muller Spatlese
Valckenberg Beerenauslese
Valckenberg Madonna
Spatlese