July 16, 2007

Pondering Riesling

Riesling can be a tough nut to crack, with bottlings and varieties that land all over the taste spectrum. A recent "Riesling Rendezvous," a three day event to make sense of the wine, may help you wrap your mind around this misunderstood grape.

Riesling is doing much better these days. Tastes are changing, and younger consumers are interested in elegant, aromatic white wines. Tony Stewart, the winemaker from B.C.'s Quails Gate Estate Winery, hit the nail on the head when he said, "Brightness, freshness and acidity are in vogue these days."

Riesling sales are up dramatically. Vineyards are adding more riesling, rather than ripping vines out. Celebrity winemakers are jetting into Washington to make riesling here. And winemakers all over this country are making better rieslings than ever before, showing off the chameleon grape in its many guises, from bone dry to off-dry to diabolically, seductively sweet.

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