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Wine Details
Price:
$13.99 per bottle
Description:
Our first offering of this varietal displays a delicate balance on the nose of apple, peach, and pear. This slightly sweet off-dry wine is well suited to the mouth-watering acidity sought after by Riesling lovers. A bold richness on the mid-palate shows excellent minerality followed by bright spicy fruit-laden flavors. This is a delicious wine reminiscent of a picnic at a mountain meadow in springtime. It’s complexity on the finish will linger long after the last sip.
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Varietal Definition
Riesling:
On the sweeter end of the spectrum, some of the best dessert wines should give thanks to the Riesling varietal. Riesling is known for its complementary nature of combining balanced acidity with sugar. Rieslings are made dry to sweet, but it is the sweet style Riesling that brought about its popularity in the United States. With the rise of spicy sauces, marinades and dips to flavor our meal, Riesling plays a part in taking off the edge of the heat. Riesling is known for a number of signature characteristics: floral, citrus and pear. Riesling has peaked in California with 11,000 acres planted. Today, Monterey County’s cool-climate areas and its long growing season produce good amounts of character for the Riesling grape. Outside of
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