Dry German Riesling Tasting

Dry German Riesling Tasting – Episode #881

June 25, 2010

Gary Vaynerchuk nerds it up with some very interesting and high end Rieslings from Germany.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Heymann Lowenstein Schieferterrassen RieslingMosel Riesling
2009 Leitz Riesling Alte Reben Rudesheimer Berg KaisersteinfelsRheingau Riesling
2008 Keller Klaus Westhofen Kirchspiel Riesling Trocken GgMosel Riesling

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Posted in Riesling, review, white, wine, wines

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June 28, 2010

NicoRiesling
Brazil or Germany

German Riesling story…. Mmmmm what can I say, I am a Riesling fan, drink Riesling everyday, make Riesling for a living. A bit of an obsession. #1 culprit would be Egon Muller. #2 culprit would be Terry Theise (would be awesome to have him on the show btw).

About domestic dry Rieslings for fun?
June 28, 2010

waynooo daaa wino
HEEEEEEEY, DAAATS MY LIIIIIINE !!!!!!! )
June 28, 2010

Allan
You're late……. Let's have some vinoooooo
June 28, 2010

njc2o
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
June 28, 2010

waynooo daaa wino
YEEEEHAAAAAAAAAW, I'M REEEEAADDYYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2010

njc2o
LET'S DO THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
June 28, 2010

waynooo daaa wino
I'M READY, I'M READY, I'M REEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAADDYYYYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2010

Doc_S
“Mochi” again. Are you really smelling mochi? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi)

And for goodness sake, in German “ei” is pronounced “eye”, “ie” is pronounced “ee”. Leitz is pronounced like “lights”.

QOTD: Losing my ability to care, given the officiating, but Brazil.
June 29, 2010

Stefanpierkes
Keller is not from the Mosel but RHEINHESSEN!!!
June 29, 2010

Lvine
Argentina most likely — my heart is always with Chile though! German riesling…I'll have some very soon.
June 29, 2010

Oakmon's BF
Someday, before I die, I want to see a team win that isn’t from Europe or South America. I don’t think it will happen this year. When the US lost I switched my allegiance to our North American neighbor to the south. That didn’t last long. Ghana and Japan are the only ones left and I don’t think either of them have a realistic chance.
June 29, 2010

DCaragher
GV – Another success, one of the better German shows! Nice to see the Leitz blowing heads!

QOTD: At this point I want either Uraguay or Germany to wine, but most likely Brazil!
June 29, 2010

BurroBoy
jeez, I'm late to the party…still been on fire and trying to catch up with folks here.
I was up at the Burlington Wine and Food festival Friday afternoon when this show was released…by coincidence I tasted the Leitz 2008 Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Spatslesse ( notes say rich spry juicy spicy tart and chalky- mouthwatering) in a small but hour long lecture with Kevin Pike from Skurnik/Thiesse…very nice and extremely knowledgeable guy. Seriously knows his stuff.
June 29, 2010

BurroBoy
GV I am totally with you on the Leitz, the Magdelenenkreuz and the “3″ QBA were both nothing short of electric fruits and veggies…invigorating. That said, everything that we get here from the Skurnik/Thiesse book via VT Wine Merchants is really good.
WL only returns two wines from Leitz.
QOTD: Brasil now that Chile is out. Chucha!
June 29, 2010

Bill & Wendy
Hey Gary,
Rant to follow:
“Just our 2 cents worth here… a good episode is a good episode with or without guests. Wendy and I watch every, I say every, episode even when we are apart, and we enjoy the change up of guest, no-guest, on-location and in the office. Wine is a big subject and you should continue to go big in your scope of work. Please avoid being sucked into the vocally loud/messaging intense minority who only want to see and hear about Red, White, Rosé, Glass and Labels.
Go where you got to go, do what you got to do!”
Rant over.
Great episode. Looking forward to our next Riesling. Hope we can find that Josef Leitz. We do July 1st in Canada and we have not even begun to think about our wine… sorry. See you next time you are in Montreal.
Much love, ?
Bill & Wendy

PS
Our warmest regards to K-Murphy.
B&W
June 29, 2010

Alexandre-CF
I'm loving this Back to Basics shows.
great vibe.
Definitely a 90+ pts show

QOTD : BRASILLLLLLLL
June 30, 2010

Sandy W.
Dear Gary,
Nice episode- I've never been much of a Reisling fan- but the comments on the Leitz- have me intrigued. The most I have ever been excited abt Reisling- was in the Finger lakes- Imagine Moore winery had a dry and “fresh” offering…when we ck'd into our hotel (5/09) there was a Reisling tasting- and Weiner (sp) had the best then (out of 3)-anyway-I'm now less shy abt this grape-knowing not all are so sweet. A NY pal- Sandy W.
June 30, 2010

Rprice105
Try Kabinett level of the German rieslings, Mosel area
RieslingRich
June 30, 2010

RieslingRich
Went to The Mosel River app in Germany and tasted 249 wines in 7 days
Try AJ Adam of the Saar, hes imported into NY
No bad wines from the small dedicated winemakers in Germany

GERMANY WINS
June 30, 2010

Dan
Thanks for reviewing some Riesling! I'm on the lookout for the Leitz! Heymann Lowenstein has always come short of my expectations too. I've got a lot of respect for what he does, but the few wines of his that I've tried have been a bit hot and austere for my tastes. Cheers!
July 1, 2010

Jameson28
hey Gary! great episode. You're back in full form. I wish you had invited Lyle Fass onto the show to taste these riesling's with you. He's got an extensive background in German trocken bottles and comes across as highly opinionated. It would be fun to see you two go head to head. Oh, and Germany will go all the way!
July 1, 2010

ilbee
Lorcher Kapellenberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs 2006 is good, drink it. The end.

By the way, good episode. This is what it's all about
July 1, 2010

tom
Great episode — I still think you should have Peter Weygandt on as a guest….
July 1, 2010

J Crazy
OK here's the deal. Riesling, sure, it's awesome. I love the juice, it's good from the grapes with the skins and the seeds and the whole crushing with the yeast and the alcohol. But, dude, why did you have to mention the WC at the end? You have to understand man: I'm an American who spent the 2002 World Cup in Korea and who now lives in Japan and is married to a Japanese. World Cup = Sadness Central Station. The US and Korea were valiant but were bested and Japan lost off ONE damn PK kick by Komano. Japan was toe-to-toe with Paraguay the whole match and will still be thought of as a second rate team cuz of that one shot. Damn, man, c'mon.
But I have to give my answer, right?
So, here it is: I don't give a flying f*&k. And, whoever wins can go suck a bottle of Riesling.
July 1, 2010

Carlitos
QOTD. Spain has a one in a generation chance to win it. And I hope they do for the sake of soccer in general, because they play the attacking or beautiful game that Brazil used to play (but no more ).

Nico, we'll see you in semis after you bear Argentina.
July 1, 2010

Torsten
Thanks for the great show. I think the Keller needs some more year in the cellar. The Keller wines especially the First Growth are not made to be drunk at a young age.
July 3, 2010

jsums
YES! Riesling, the true king of the white grapes. I obsess over it. Excellent classic show. I MUST get my hands on that Leitz. I've always been impressed by their bottlings, but I haven't had that one yet. QOTD – Germany. C'mon, it's the Riesling show!
July 3, 2010

jsums
Finger Lakes show!!!!!!!!!!
July 4, 2010

gyfooma the dotcomgal
hey are you gonna be at the open house duder? the dot com gal is and i promis to bring food and behave

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July 4, 2010

Allan 2.0
Sorry i can't, i'm affraid… sorry again:(

But we can always chat elsewhere………
July 5, 2010

Nik_B
Loved this show – the description of the Leitz sounds fantastic.

QOTD – Germany
July 5, 2010

Hugo Read
Great show, thanks. A quick dummies guide to German pronunciation; “e-i say eye”, “i-e say ee”! Very simple to remember. So “Leitz” is pronounced “Lyetz” (not sure how to write it phonetically) and not “Leetz”! Cheers.
July 6, 2010

pawncop
Enjoyed this episode.

QOTD – Do not have a clue.

German Reisling story – limited tastings with our German styles, much more a fan of the Alasace style.
July 6, 2010

Christian
by the way, you can´t compare a 2008 Keller with a 2009 Leitz. sure thing the 2009 takes the lead! 2009 has been a toptop year for the riesling!
July 10, 2010

Andrew D
Hey Gary

Good show, you've got to love Riesling, I njsut wish the Germans would make their labels a bit more user friendly.

QOTD: who'll win the World Cup? I tipped Spain, but at the moment Holland is looking strong.

Cheers
Andrew
July 10, 2010

Jason Armes
Great show , good info!!

QOTD: Every riesling I have bought always seems to be from Mosel. And Riesling is my next white wine to search out a big knock out type wine!! That Leitz sounds like it would be great!!

Jason
July 11, 2010

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August 4, 2010

PSPatrick
Good show. I love you pronouncing the names of old German vineyards. Did you know that in the Rheingau region the “1″ stands for “Erstes Gewächs” (“First Growth”) whereas it stands for “Grosses Gewächs” (“Great/Prime Growth”) in the rest of Germany? It allocated by the association VdP to wines from the top vineyard sites.
August 16, 2010

Anonymous
If you want to learn more aboute the mosel riesling, terrassenmosel, try this link:
http://www.daswinzerinterview.de/index.php?article_id=94
Portrait of an dry riesling. “The Gäns”
August 26, 2010

Nilo Lemos
the audio volume normally is too low, Gary, although all my volume controls are put to max, most episodes u can barely listen! sending from Rio de Janeiro.