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Wine Details
Price:
$13.00 per bottle
Description:
Our 2008 Riesling is made from excellent California grown grapes that were picked at the peak of flavor. This wine has wonderful fruit up front with peaches, apple & mango flavors yet a nice crisp, dry finish. Made in the slightly drier style of a German Kabinett, this Riesling is great with seafood but has more than enough body to pair with spicy Asian dishes.
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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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