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
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
More informations about the region of New York
Quality hub of the American northeast, signature Riesling: dry, lively, mineral whites with notes of green apple, lemon, white peach and wet stone, sharp acidity comparable to the best Germans. Also off-dry and sweet botrytised versions. Precise Chardonnay, fine, fresh Pinot Noir (red fruits), peppery Cabernet Franc. Continental climate tempered by 11 glacial lakes (Cayuga, Seneca).
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 54% of Riesling
- OakPresent in 37% of Riesling
- FloralPresent in 29% of Riesling
- VegetalPresent in 24% of Riesling
- Non oakPresent in 21% of Riesling
- SpicesPresent in 21% of Riesling
- Red fruitPresent in 6% of Riesling
- CitrusPresent in 5% of Riesling
- ApplesPresent in 4% of Riesling
- Green applePresent in 4% of Riesling
- PearPresent in 4% of Riesling
- HoneyPresent in 4% of Riesling
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Riesling
- PeachPresent in 3% of Riesling
- LimePresent in 3% of Riesling
- MineralityPresent in 3% of Riesling