The Kellerblog
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Now, then, here is a fact which truly deserves your attention: in 2010 New York's Finger Lakes region had a warmer growing season than either California's Napa or Sonaoma Valley. Perfect for red wines. And good Riesling was made, too.
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In a general meeting yesterday the VDP determined the continuation of its own classification of wines. The new classification will come into effect with the 2012 vintage.
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Riesling AC hosted a blind tasting of twelve 2010 Rieslings from Germany recently and following are tasting notes of these wines.
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At a tasting of VDP Rieslings last September I thoroughly discredited myself amongst a group of Masters of Wine by being unable to show any excitement for the wine considered to be the holy grail.
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A gasp of relief. In 2011 most German growers were able to pick more grapes than they were able to get from their coulure-riddled vines in 2010, when yields had been historically low.
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Although grown in almost all wine producing regions on this planet, Riesling prefers a particular microclimate of long hours of sunshine at moderate temperatures during the day (to ripen satisfactorily) and cool night temperatures (to maintain its refreshing acidity).
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After two hundred years of grape jelly the Finger Lakes AVA has turned into a serious wine region known for quality wine. Riesling, in particular.
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Bergrettung means "mountain rescue", but rather than referring to a helicopter team looking for lost vintners in steep Mosel vineyards it is the name of a project brought into being in order to save the mountain itself.
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When winemakers talk about their wines they inevitably also mention the weather. When German winemakers are going to talk about their 2011 wines the weather may become the dominating topic.
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I am a red wine guy. Always have been. I will drink the occasional glass of white wine if I have to. But not the sweet stuff. My wife likes rosé. She says it's hip. Hip or not, I won't touch it. I drink red. But now they've come up with orange wines. Orange? You must be kidding me!
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Three Rieslings from the Finger Lakes, which I was sent in order to taste for the first Riesling Hour event organized to celebrate Riesling from New York State.