This is going to be a quick tasting note which means I won’t get into why I am excited about the excessive pre-veraison heat and our poor little suffering vines. Let me set the stage: 109 in Napa, 105 in Sonoma + invitation to cool off in a pool and have some Riesling = no brainer. The 2004 Leitz Riesling, Kainett, Rüdesheimer Klosterlay from the Rheingau was a perfect accompaniment...

Craggy Range ‘Fletcher Family Vineyard’ Riesling 2004 Marlborough This is a wonderful example of what Marlborough can do with Riesling and if I could have my way I would rip out 90 ... Germanic grape. It is a silky, rich, not quite bone-dry Riesling that can definitely hold its own ... Raupara Riesling snap it up no matter what the price...

Craggy Range ‘Fletcher Family Vineyard’ Riesling 2004 Marlborough This is a wonderful example of what Marlborough can do with Riesling and if I could have my way I would rip out 90 ... Germanic grape. It is a silky, rich, not quite bone-dry Riesling that can definitely hold its own ... Raupara Riesling snap it up no matter what the price...

Craggy Range ‘Fletcher Family Vineyard’ Riesling 2004 Marlborough This is a wonderful example of what Marlborough can do with Riesling and if I could have my way I would rip out 90 ... Germanic grape. It is a silky, rich, not quite bone-dry Riesling that can definitely hold its own ... Raupara Riesling snap it up no matter what the price...

... wine but a poorly done German-style Riesling for my tastes, lacking refinement and balance. My...

A weird, weird wine… Glovers Riesling Raisin Wine Nelson Unfortunately I do not know what vintage this wine was as it was unlabeled and I forgot to ask. It was one of the most bi-polar sensory experiences I have ever had but was very enjoyable and could go magnificently with an equally eccentric desert or cheese. The nose was one of the most sublime, mineral and lime driven delicate Riesling...

A weird, weird wine… Glovers Riesling Raisin Wine Nelson Unfortunately I do not know what vintage this wine was as it was unlabeled and I forgot to ask. It was one of the most bi-polar sensory experiences I have ever had but was very enjoyable and could go magnificently with an equally eccentric desert or cheese. The nose was one of the most sublime, mineral and lime driven delicate Riesling...

Stonechurch really did impress on our last Niagara outing. While none of us were overly familiar with their wines, and the Riesling was selected more to have something to taste than anything else, it was a moment of happy serendipity. The Stonechurch 2003 Riesling turned out not only to be passable, but in fact...

I have lots of riesling to get through but for some reason I seem to keep putting the tasting off and opening something else. Maybe I am finding it hard to get inspired by riesling. Perhaps I am going through the opposite of the so called riesling revival? Anyway I thought that it was high time I ... . Did someone mention a riesling revival? This is a beauty...

I have never heard of Hochkirch before, but Uncle Stew had the Riesling, Shiraz and Pinot Noir on tasting on Saturday, and I thought this was the pick of the bunch, so I bought a bottle. Now I believe this winery is near the town of Tarrington in South-West Victoria, so I think this means ... of nutmeg and cinnamon, and is almost viscous for a Riesling. The finish shows finer and leaner fruits...