This week we continue of series on our favorite types of wine for summer with Riesling. Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region of Germany but it's grown all over the world.

 

We covered Riesling way back in March 2016 in episode four. Click here if you want to take a trip down memory lane.

 

Wine Recommendations

2016 Hogue Late Harvest Riesling - priced around $10. 

• This wine has an intense nose of apricot, tangerine and lanolin
• It’s sweet, with high acidity and medium body with flavors of apricot, peach and tangerine
• 12.5% ABV but with the high amount of acidity and sweetness you can get away with pairing this with spicy food

 

Schlink Haus 2017 Riesling Kabinett Nahe - prcied around $12.

• This wine has a nose of peach, orange zest, and a hint of wax
• It’s medium sweet with medium plus acidity and medium minus body with flavors of candied orange and peach, apricot and honey
• This wine is sweet with ripe fruity flavors but not a flabby wine still lots of acidity with a long finish

 

Boundary Breaks Vineyard 2016 - priced around $19. 

• This wine has a nose of Beeswax, nectarine, lime and green apple
• It’s medium dry so just a touch of sweetness, light body and medium plus acidity with flavors of peach, lime and green apple
• Because it’s medium dry with 12% ABV, we won’t recommend spicy food but lighter dishes or pair with cheeses
• This wine is light, soft and sophisticated with such a beautiful balance of flavors.

 

Nik Weis St Urbans-Hof Riesling 2016 - priced around $19. 

• This wine really confused us at first. The nose starts with a burnt matchstick aroma and as it opens up you then get those fruity aromas of green apple, peach a little slate with we expected of the Mosel area
• It’s light bodied, medium sweet and medium plus acidity with flavors of green apple, minerality and light peach
• It has 10% ABV so this could be pair with spicy foods
• It’s sweet but lighter than the other German Riesling we talked about both in body in flavors

 

Sources:

• Wikipedia
• Wine Folly
• Bacchus Importers LTD