What is the best brand of Riesling white wine?
April 26, 2012 by Country Wine
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I don’t know anything about wine, but I heard that riesling and pinot is one of the better fruity white wines. I’ve tried to look but there are like a million of different brands, any help here? I’m looking for something not bitter, but fruity, something for beginners. 
If your looking for a sweet, try to make it light. I would go with a Reiseling.Just ask the owner, and let him know what you want to spend. The cheapest will be fron the USA and austalia/ new zealand. AGerman wine of the best quality wound be labeled ” Quality mit Pradicat”.[ Sorry for the spelling]. Good Luck. If it’s for dessert only, try Trockenbarenlase[? sp}.
Riesling (rees-ling) is made all over the world. It has many styles but is generally known for it’s floral, peachy bouquet and flinty, spicy fruit flavor. It can be made dry or sweet and is admired by many sommeliers for it’s ability to reflect the area (terroir) where it’s grown. There are many famous Rieslings from Alsace, France but just as many in the Rheingau. It is categorized by sweetness;
Kabinet is dry
Auslese(oush-leza) is slightly sweet
Beerenauslese (beer-in-oush-leza) a little more sweet
Trockenberenauslese is sweetest
QmP= Qualitatswein mit predicat
This is just a quality designation. It doesn’t always guarantee the best.
QbA= Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet
Another (lower)designation
There are lots of laws regulating German and Alsacian wines but let your taste buds be your guide.
The Pinot you mention is probably pinot gris(gree). Again this is grown in many places but flourishes in the same areas as riesling.
You can find a good German riesling from the Mosel region called Selbach~Oster for about $12.
If you want to spend more try Dr. Loosen.
If you want to try one from Alsace, try Zind Humbrecht or Trimbach is generally known to make some of the best rieslings.
Washington state also makes some good Rieslings. Try Chateau St Michelle’s Eroica, or Seven Hills.
Hope this helped:)
well well well… let’s see, I came into drinking wine while living in Germany, where riesling wines are most popular. The best brand you’re going to find from my personal tasting opinion is Dr. Loosen’s riesling. That’s also an authentic German Riesling experience. You can purchase it from Cost Plus World Market, or you can buy it online… here’s a list of varieties and prices:
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=dr+loosen+riesling&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf&ei=XXjvSZCeHJritAPepYz1AQ&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1
Another to try would be an Eisewine (or Ice Wine). This is a riesling which is processed while the grapes are frozen, yielding and incredibly strong (and also VERY sweet, but still light) flavor. Eisewine is a top of the line product in germany, though, and runs fairly expensive here as well.
That being said, I should also note that Rieslings aren’t for everyone. Despite the fact that they’re very sweet, rieslings also contain a large amount of sulfites and acids, which can cause it a slightly bitter taste, or a sour aftertaste. I’ve introduced quite a few people to wine who didn’t take to riesling immediately. If this is the case, I’d suggest Monkey Bay Pino Grigio, from the marlborough region in New Zealand. It’s not as sweet as rieslings, but it’s definitely less acidic and therefore carries less bite.
Another great thing is that they are two of the most food friendly wines. If a German Riesling says Spatlese its a sweet riesling. I have tried a riesling that was $12 called Polka Dot its fruity and good. For a New World pinot noir try Bethel Heights, its made in the Willamette Valley in Oregon it is GOOD. For Old World wine try a France Pinot Noir.. Oregon makes good Pinot Noirs and Were almost always out of that where I work. A good wine doesnt have to be an expensive one. You should find a wine tasting in the city you live in. Wine websites for beginners:
http://www.101lifestyle.com/cooking/winetasting/winetasting.html
http://www.squidoo.com/understandingwine