German Spatlese Rieslings

German Spatlese Rieslings – Episode #526

August 25, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk goes through 3 German Rieslings that have a little sugar in them, these sweeter Rieslings are not to be taken lightly!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Dr Karl Christoffel Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling SpatleseGerman Riesling
2006 Monchhof Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese RieslingGerman Riesling
2006 Robert Weil Kiedricher Turmberg Spatlese RieslingGerman Riesling

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August 25, 2008

MARK
whoa..slow down..seems like u couldnt wait to get this show over with…
August 25, 2008

Tommy Vernieri
QOTD: 2006 Ulrich Langguth Riesling from the Hessische Bergstraße, $6 at Trader Joe’s. It was solid for the price, but was definitely a wine that needed food to cut the sugar.
August 25, 2008

Kevin
QOTD: I’ve had a whole world of plonk from Germany, but my love for Alsace is pulling me hard to explore the good stuff from there.

Thanks for the kick in the butt, as usual, to try new things.
August 25, 2008

Randy B
Great timing for a Riesling show! My restaurant (in Rockford, IL – BEARS COUNTRY!) is having an all Riesling wine dinner in September. Time to teach people that Riesling is not the heir-apparent to White Zin! Thanks GV!!!

QOTD: One of Dr. Fischer’s wines would have been my last Riesling – she’s coming to Rockford to do the dinner, so I just had several of her wines as samples!
August 25, 2008

Peter
I want to mention the Petaluma 2006 Reisling that I picked up at WL a few weeks ago. Fantastic wine! If you like lime, this is a must have. I made sure to order a couple of bottles before posting this comment.
August 25, 2008

Chris in Tulsa
QOTD: Just had a German Riesling 2 wks ago. Forgot the winery but as almost always really enjoyed it. Love German Rieslings!!! A word of advice to others not familiar with these wines, don’t get German wines with simple or catchy names aimed at the basic American wine drinker! Most all good German wines only have the name of wine owner as in the WLTV episode you just saw. German wines are a little sweet but the really good quality ones are very complex and are known as the best white wines in the world!
August 25, 2008

Nico
QOTD: Selbach Oster Auslese Zeltinger Sonnenhur

Rieslings are the best. My website has tons of information about it: http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/
August 25, 2008

SarahB
Thanks for doing a German Riesling episode. They definitely dominate my cellar.

QOTD: I’m drinking a 2002 Schloss Johannisberger Gelback Riesling right now. Yum!

I agree with another commenter that a show featuring older (10+years) Rieslings needs to be done.
August 25, 2008

Izek J
QOTD: 2003 Josef Biffar Deidesheimer Kieselberg Riesling Kabinett, consumed yesterday.
August 25, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

QOTD: I dont remember the exact winery but it was a 2006 Pinot blanc (I think it was Munsberg Weissenbergunder or something like that)

–RH
August 25, 2008

FedorP
Loved the bit where you talked to the wine! I like Rieslings but I feel cheated when I pay $15 for an 8%/alc bottle of wine. It’s great for the ladies and in place of a beer, but the price point’s a killer if you’re looking to “enjoy” the night
August 25, 2008

Murso
Carl Loewen Liewener Klostergarten Kabinett 06, my favorite now, for several years. The tremendous variance in taste evocations, flavor profiles, acidity, and gen. quality in Germany ALONE is mind bending, and easily can, and should blow you away. I enjoy world class Rieslings in a comfortable zone up to $20 or so. Even bereich (regional) wines can deliver lots of pleasure, but I can’t stress enough for people to know that estate grown wines of limited production yield unlimited quality. The stuff put into pretty bottles, with marketed ‘user friendly’ packaging has NOTHING to do with these amazing wines.
August 25, 2008

John Farrin
QOTD: It’s probably been 20 years since I drank a German Spatlese. I’m not sure whether I was drinking rot-gut (it was super cheap, like $4-5 and I liked it) or whether prices have escalated that much for the Mosel’s over the last 20 years. I think that I’ll have to move to a lot hotter area to get back into the summertime white drinking.
August 25, 2008

Lynda S
QOTD: A kabinett from the mosel. The year was 2005 but I do not remember the name. There were fish on the bottle.

My favorite riesling right now is from Michigan. Black Star Farms 2007 Late Harvest. The finish is beautiful.
August 25, 2008

amgryger
QOTD: According to CT, the 2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese. I don’t drink much German wine, I just can’t seem to get into it.
August 25, 2008

mark b
QOTD: Schmitt Sohne Kabinet, with some Jägerschnitzel. yum.
August 25, 2008

mar
I`m a new fan from Quebec…..I really like German wine but my wife adore it….around the pool it`s delicious
August 25, 2008

TommyBoBo of WI
ANOTHER great ep,,, and terrific info,,,, You are in the zone!
QOTD: 2001 JJPrum WS Kabinett

Any chance of getting some 15-20 year old Rieslings for a show??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
August 25, 2008

Vern
I have a six pack of Hugel reisling that is very citrisy not sweet by a long shot.
August 25, 2008

senator
BTW, do you realize it’s been almost 4 MONTHS since you did a secret pack episode???? Hmmmmmmm?????????
August 25, 2008

Capt M
Great show indeed. I have the Dr. Karl Kabinett and Spatlese at home. So I’m very glad I watched this show.
August 25, 2008

senator
Gary, I know you know this but not all German wines with trocken on the label are dry. Trockenberenausleses are, as you know, quite sweet.
August 25, 2008

Tyler Walker
believe it or not… the monchoff dry reisling…quite delicious i would say
August 25, 2008

Rowland
hey o my god, this is actually the first question of the day i can truly answer … im so new to wine i can still count the bottles iv drank. so …

qotd … 2007 Polka dot Riesling, Pfalz, $8.99. not impressed, i give it a meh, with a lower-case ‘m’ and no extra ‘e’s. lol.

Just keep kicking azzzz. hey you should do a new vs old world challenge. like how you got German pfalz wines and there are at least 3 wineries near New Paltz, NY.

peace
August 25, 2008

Dominus
No doubt, German Rieslings and Oregon Pinots rock my world! Batting 1.000 so I need to procur a mixed case of these gems. Perfectly timed show at this time of year for a stellar wine!

QOTD: I always have a few bottles of Donnhof Riesling around the house. My fav though at times i will pick up a Karl Erbes for a few bones.

Great show.

Cheers!
Dom

P.S. In NY tonight, tasting a Malbec (the one with the silver metal badge on the front) my friends picked up a couple days ago at your shop. Of course, I had to give them the lowdown on our Saturday festivities! It’s a small, small world.