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Riesling

Riesling Wine Details
Price: $13.50 per bottle

Description: delicately structured with tangerine, apricot and citrus overtones. Crisp and lean, this wine is a classically structured Finger Lakes Riesling. Riesling production is straightforward and simple. Fermentation is in stainless steel, mostly with Epernay II yeast at moderate temperatures. Fermentation is stopped with some residual sweetness. Wine is finished and fine tuned using the traditional method of adding back unfermented Riesling to the wine after fermentation.

Varietal Definition
Riesling:
On the sweeter end of the spectrum, some of the best dessert wines should give thanks to the Riesling varietal. Riesling is known for its complementary nature of combining balanced acidity with sugar. Rieslings are made dry to sweet, but it is the sweet style Riesling that brought about its popularity in the United States. With the rise of spicy sauces, marinades and dips to flavor our meal, Riesling plays a part in taking off the edge of the heat. Riesling is known for a number of signature characteristics: floral, citrus and pear. Riesling has peaked in California with 11,000 acres planted. Today, Monterey County’s cool-climate areas and its long growing season produce good amounts of character for the Riesling grape. Outside of


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