Wines made from Riesling grapes of Galilee
Discover the best wines made with Riesling as a single variety or as a blend of Galilee.
More informations about the variety Riesling
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
More informations about the region of Galilee
Galilee is an administrative and wine region in Northern Israel. Its name is perhaps most widely recognized in the context of Lake Galilee, via its associations with the Bible, but it is now steadily becoming known as a wine region. 'Water into wine' is not a New theme for the Galilee region as the story of the wedding at Cana, in which Jesus turns water into wine, is widely thought to have its origins here. The Galilee (Galil in Hebrew) is located in the northern most reach of the couunty, with Golan Heights to the east and the Coastal Plains to the west.
What are the typical flavors of the Riesling grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 6% of Riesling
- Tropical fruitPresent in 4% of Riesling
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Riesling
- EarthPresent in 4% of Riesling
- OakPresent in 3% of Riesling
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Riesling
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Riesling
- PineapplePresent in 2% of Riesling
- StonePresent in 2% of Riesling
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Riesling
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Riesling
- GrapefruitPresent in 2% of Riesling
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Riesling
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Riesling
- PearPresent in 2% of Riesling
- LemonPresent in 2% of Riesling
- MineralityPresent in 2% of Riesling
- Green applePresent in 2% of Riesling
- TropicalPresent in 2% of Riesling
- PeachPresent in 2% of Riesling
News about the grape variety Riesling
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
Manhattan property developer turned New Zealand winemaker jailed for tax fraud
Colin David Rath, 59, pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and 39 counts of dishonestly using tax returns at Christchurch District Court. He was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for conducting the NZ$1.3 million tax fraud. Rath grew up in Connecticut and worked as a property developer in New York before leaving the United States in 2016. He wrote a book called It is What it is: A True Manhattan Real Estate Nightmare with a Silver Lining, which delves into the New York prope ...
Austria’s Wagram region granted DAC status
With the signing off by the Austrian minister of agriculture, sustainability and tourism, Elisabeth Köstinger, Wagram becomes Austria’s seventeenth DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus), following Wachau and Ruster Ausbruch in 2020, and Carnutum in October 2019. ‘This was not an easy nut for the winemakers of the Wagram region to crack,’ said Chris Yorke, CEO of the Austrian wine marketing board, Austrian Wine, ‘but after comprehensive discussions and much thought, the Wagram ...