Yes, it's time to chill some German Riesling.
There is still much at the greenmarket to recommend for a bottle of dry German riesling.
Perhaps most intriguing of all was Rieslingfeier, a celebration of German riesling held in mid-February.
During my stay in Germany, I found some incredible German Riesling.
GP Winery Mineralstein Riesling, Pfalz, Germany 2014 (£10, Marks & Spencer) There is no better wine style to drink at the height of summer than German riesling.
It's easier paying for dinner once you've put away 10 to 12 courses and a bottle of German riesling from Günter Seeger NY's impressive stash.
While chardonnay, for example, is often aged in small oak barrels and subjected to a secondary fermentation to fatten the wine, such treatments are frowned on by lovers of German Riesling.
Granted, we're not necessarily talking about decades of age here, but wines like Mr. Boido's 2007 and 2008 Vigna Vecchia showed a fascinating evolution, the '07 displaying interesting menthol notes, while the '08 was developing hints of petroleum, like an old German Riesling.
I'm sticking with off-dry whites for the salad of dates, orange and fennel, which will shine with a medium Loire Valley chenin blanc such as vouvray, all apples and walnuts, or a lip-smacking, lemon-laced, off-dry German riesling.
When one asked what he could bring, I told him to pick up a German Riesling.
Today over a fifth of Alsace's vineyards are covered with Riesling vines, mostly in the Haut-Rhin district, with the varietal being very different from neighboring German Riesling.
