Wines made from Riesling grapes of Finger Lakes
Discover the best wines made with Riesling as a single variety or as a blend of Finger Lakes.
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 New York
The wine region of Finger Lakes is located in the region of New York of United States. We currently count 165 estates and châteaux in the of Finger Lakes, producing 1354 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Finger Lakes go well with generally quite well with dishes .
What are the typical flavors of the Riesling grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 93% of Riesling
- Citrus fruitPresent in 85% of Riesling
- EarthPresent in 82% of Riesling
- MicrobioPresent in 58% of Riesling
- Tropical fruitPresent in 55% of Riesling
- OakPresent in 37% of Riesling
- FloralPresent in 29% of Riesling
- VegetalPresent in 24% of Riesling
- Non oakPresent in 22% of Riesling
- SpicesPresent in 22% of Riesling
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Riesling
- CitrusPresent in 6% of Riesling
- PearPresent in 5% of Riesling
- Green applePresent in 5% of Riesling
- ApplesPresent in 5% of Riesling
- HoneyPresent in 5% of Riesling
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Riesling
- PeachPresent in 4% of Riesling
- LemonPresent in 4% of Riesling
- LimePresent in 4% of Riesling
News about the grape variety Riesling
Alsace Riesling must be ‘dry’, says wine body proposal
Starting with the 2021 vintage, non-late harvest Alsace Riesling must be ‘dry’, as defined by EU regulations, according to a proposed decree agreed by a two-thirds majority of the Alsace Winegrowers’ Association (AVA). Winemakers backed the plan at a vote in Colmar last week, although it requires approval from France’s appellation body, INAO. The move comes in addition to the introduction of a standardised way of communicating sweetness levels on Alsace AOC still wines. As per EU rul ...
The release of the Ukrainian ‘Grad Cru’
It was the 5th of March and the second week of Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine. That morning, Mykhailo and Georgiy Molchanov, the father and son team of the Slivino winery in the Mykolaiv Oblast in Southern Ukraine went out to prune their vineyard. Lodged in one row of the vines was an unexploded Russian missile from a ‘Grad’ launcher. Meaning ‘hail’ in Russian, the name refers to the BM-21 systems that indiscriminately launch up to 20 of these missiles at once, something that has become a ...
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 ...