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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
This light and elegant wine has ripe aromas, and fruity flavors of melon and pear, along with a minerality that's...
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750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
A top Riesling with lush residual sweetness and well integrated fruit acid. This elegant Riesling is recommended for...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
Thank the lord for a generous crop, as I often can’t get this wine in stingy vintages, Strub’s parcel isn’t...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Thank the lord for a generous crop, as I often can’t get this wine in stingy vintages, Strub’s parcel isn’t...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
This village-wine is in fact 100% Orbel, and is an assemblage of three lots, two in cask (Stück and Halbstück,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.44
The very best grapes from Brückchen and Paterberg, and a dash of Riesling from the Rote Hang, combine to create an...
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $16.63
Good tension between cool herbal aromas and ripe mirabelle character. The crisp lemony acidity is married to generous...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $85.93 $94.00
The 2021 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese offers an intense, almost raisiny but also fresh and flinty bouquet...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $72.90 $73.60
6 bottles: $72.80
Although this is still quite yeasty (it was only recently filtered and bottled), the white-currant and Amalfi-lemon...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.05
12 bottles: $31.41
Wonderfully floral and animating, but also peachy and succulent. This could almost be from the world-famous Wehlener...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.84
12 bottles: $39.04
I don’t want to put any ideas into your minds, but this is dangerously delicious. Brimming with white fruit aromas,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.90
12 bottles: $21.46
Brimming with white peaches and spring blossoms, this has a wonderful juiciness, thanks to the interplay of racy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.90 $21.79
Full white-peach fruit on the nose and the generous palate, this is a prototypical example of the increased ambition...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $33.90 $37.19
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
The 2022 Riesling trocken is harvested from slightly cooler, calcareous sites in Westhofen, Gundersheim and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $68.95
6 bottles: $68.00
The 2021 vintage has given the bold and generous character of this site a cool herbal element. Next to the ripe...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $71.02
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.94
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $62.62
A most unusual 2020 riesling GG that’s brimming with exotic-fruit aromas. Much drier on the medium-bodied palate...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $358.62
A very wide spectrum of fruit aromas pour from the glass, from Asian pear to a hint of exotic fruit, via mandarin...
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Riesling Germany Rheingau / Rheinhessen

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.

As in many Old World countries, the rise of viticulture in Germany came about as a result of the Roman Empire, who saw the potential for vine cultivation in the vast flatlands around the base of the Rhine valley. Indeed, for over a thousand years, Germany's wine production levels were enormous, with much of the south of the country being used more or less exclusively for growing grapes. Over time, this diminished to make way for expanding cities and other types of industries, but Southern Germany remains very much an important wine region within Europe, with many beautifully balanced and flavorful German wines being prized by locals and international wine lovers alike. The hills around Baden-Baden and Mannheim are especially noteworthy, as these produce the high end of the characteristic semi-sweet white wines which couple so perfectly with German cheeses and pickled vegetables. However, all of Germany's wine producing regions have something special and unique to offer, and are a joy to explore and experience.

The region of Rheinhessen is the largest and most productive of all of Germany’s wine regions, and wine has been produced here since the Roman occupation of the country. It was favored by Charlemagne, too, whose influence was felt all over Europe, and Rheinhessen wines were at many points in history the height of fashion. Rheinhessen is bordered by the mighty river Rhine in the north and to the west, and is typified by its undulating topography - indeed, it is known locally as the ‘land of a thousand hills’.

The finest appellations in Rheinhessen are generally considered to be those in the Roter Hang (red slope), where the red sandstone soil imparts plenty of character and fascinating features. However, many popular and highly regarded wines from Rheinhessen are produced on the banks of the river Rhine, where the varied soils are full of interesting characteristics carried by the water. The majority of wines produced in this part of Germany are white, with sixty nine percent of the region’s total output being made up of Riesling and Muller-Thurgau varietal grapes. Red wines also thrive here, though, and Dornfelder is a popular varietal which is regularly praised for its depth and expression.