Riesling is a transparent, high-acid white that faithfully expresses its site, from the slate-driven wines of the Mosel to dry Alsace bottlings. It spans every sweetness level, and its bracing acidity lets even sweeter styles feel fresh and cellar for decades.
Characteristics
- Colour
- white
- Body
- light
- Sweetness
- off-dry
- Tannin
- low
- Acidity
- high
Typical flavours
- lime
- green apple
- apricot
- honey
- petrol
Where Riesling grows best
What to eat with Riesling
- thai green curry
- pork
- spicy noodles