I will cheerfully admit I am a huge fan of Austrian wines. When a winemaking teacher tipped me off to the existence of Gruner Veltliner it opened up a whole world of textural, aromatic white wines that are almost more fun to smell than to drink (almost but not quite!). After years of enjoying Austria’s Riesling […]
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Riesling To The Occasion
By The Wine Depository on March 11, 2012 in Austria, germany, pfalz, pinot blanc, pinot noir, rambling story, rheingau, rheinhessen, riesling, silvaner, st laurent, sweet wine, wine knowledge, wine notes, wine tasting, zweigelt
Imagine coming back from holiday and a supplier asking if you’d like to attend a large Riesling tasting featuring some of the best German producers (with a few ring ins). Well that is what happened, and feeling myself Riesling to the occasion of course I said “Oh God yes!”. It is after all the best […]