What a wonderful grape variety Riesling is - able to retain it's distinctive characteristics in all styles! From dry and fruity to sweet and fresh dessert wines, Riesling never disappoints when made well. Now grown all over the world and having great success, this shows how versatile this grape variety can be.
It is most commonly associated with Germany where the cool climate can produce some of the finest crisp, dry and fruity wines with low alcohol. These make them perfect wines for the warm summer days we are now getting. One such wine is our Domdechant Werner Hochhiemer Riesling 'Classic' from Rheingau in the South West of Germany. This is a very elegant and crisp wine which is perfect with seafood, and at only 12.5% is great for summer sipping.
£13.25 a bottle
From a completely different area altogether, we also stock the New Zealand Selaks Riesling which is a medium dry wine. This wine takes on the crisp lime and grapefruit notes and balances with soft honeysuckle. Riesling from New Zealand has been tipped to be the next big thing since the Sauvignon Blanc boom, so get there before everyone else does and try this wine!
£10.99 a bottle
Riesling can also produce some of the finest dessert wines. The South African Jordan Mellifera Riesling, from award winning wine makers Kathy and Gary Jordan, is produced from ripe Riesling grapes affected by botrytis to create this deliciously sweet yet fresh dessert wine. This results in flavours of delicate floral and apricot with a limey citrussy twist on the finish. Named after the Mellifera bee that lives in the vineyards - this wine is spectacular!!!
£12.29 a half bottle
Raise your glass - fill it with some of these fabulous wines and sing out for Riesling!
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