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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.85 $17.50
12 bottles: $16.63
A super-fresh riesling with lightly spicy edges to the lemon and sliced-pear fruit. There’s green apple on the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.76 $17.09
The 2021 Blue Slate Riesling Kabinett AP #1 from Weingut Dr. Loosen is a pretty example of its Prädikat level. The...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.90
12 bottles: $13.62
An elegant Riesling that offers a palate of different stone and tree fruit notes such as peach and apricot. A...
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Very vibrant and lemony – from the blossom to the zest! – this sleek entry-level dry riesling is wonderfully...
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Rapid Ship
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $22.80
12 bottles: $21.66
A firm, focused sparkler, with a pleasingly crisp, lightly chalky texture, this offers a subtle, savory overtone of...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.40 $16.66
Citrus pith, lime juice, crunchy mango, and candied ginger on the nose, with hints of honeysuckle and earthy...
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
A juicy and very refreshing Mosel riesling Kabinett. Brimming with summer flowers, sliced pear and white peach....
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $28.95
Pale, bright straw yellow with aromas of lemon peel, honeyed fruit and menthol on the nose. Ripe, supple and rich,...
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Champagne Blend Riesling 2004 2021 750ml Rapid Ship

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.