Whenever spicy dishes hit the table, Riesling is the go to wine in our house. The residual sugar keeps the spice in check, the acidity refreshes the palate and best of all, they just taste so dang good. The best come from the Mosel (formerly and sometimes still known as Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) region. I don’t...
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Riesling
2008 S.A. Prüm Riesling QbA Essence
Taste Live – Schloss Saarstein
On September 24th, 2009, I was privileged to participate in my very first Taste Live event. The quick and short of it is that a cadre of wine bloggers are selected to receive samples of wine and Tweet about them at the same time. Essentially, a cyber-tasting. Personally, I was doubly excited to be...
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2007 Loosen Brothers Dr. L Riesling
I don’t know if it is the German blood coursing through my veins or not, but I really love German Riesling. Here are the reasons why:
I’ve never had a bad one.
They are low in alcohol, which keeps them refreshing and never tiring to drink.
Perfect balance of sugar and acidity, even in the dessert level...
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2006 Johannishof Johannisberg Rheingau Riesling “V” Kabinett
Excellent German Riesling that goes great with spicy cuisine. Superb value.
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