Great show! I must admit I don’t like too much sweetness, but I must also say I haven’t had a Spätlese Riesling. I’ve had a Leo Beyer lately and a cheaper Deinhard which were both good.

QOTD: Last German wine? Had a gwertzraminer that my sister brought back for me…way to sweet for my buds though. I can’t think of a sweet or semi sweet style wine that I’ve ever really enjoyed. I guess I’m just an old sourpuss.

Three cheers for Spatlese! G-Man you should have explained how much some of us nerds geek out on Spatlese. I am secure in my manhood, and I love riesling.

QOTD: Rudolf Muller Bunny Riesling. A very tasty little servicable Riesling.

Wtg Gary! Almost nailed the pronunciation – try “shpayt-layza” and you’ve got it. Great show – expanding the palate for sure.

QOTD – it was a spatlese: 2006 Meulenhof Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese. Petrol, acidity, apricots, peaches, lemons and limes – gave it 90 pts on CT.

Btw, the Mönchhof Robert Eymael Riesling Estate is a big hit with my CKC: widely available, under 15 bones, just a little off dry, and a total flavor bomb (petrol, yellow fruit, lemonade, orange juice). Incredible QPR.

QOTD: Love love love German Rieslings. The last one was probably a 2002 Darting Spatlese.

Love German wines a lot. Nice show…

QOTD – Had some spatlase at a Thai restaurant a few weeks ago – don’t remember the name since we ordered from the wine list.

Love German wines a lot. Nice show…

QOTD – Had some spatlase at a Thai restaurant a few weeks ago – don’t remember the name since we ordered from the wine list.

Great show…..I really enjoy Rieslings…..Schlab Kapelle Spatlese, not expensive but very good…..

Rieslings rock and I’ve said that always. I’ve got my wife really appreciating “good” rieslings now!
Hey, GV what’s with that little rant with yourself…I kinda liked it!

QOTD…Caveat Emptor story follows….I used to live on the Mosel and helped with the grape harvest a couple times (Go US Air Force/Beat Navy). I was in a Chicago wine store last month and was excited to see a German wine from a vineyard that I could literally see from the balcony of my old apartment (Weingut Batterieberg). I got so excited that I bought six bottles and popped one open that evening. After tasting, I looked at the label on the back of the green bottle and noticed the word “Rheingau.” I know enough about German wines to become a tad upset. Not only was the wine NOT from the Batterieburg vineyard, it wasn’t even from the Mosel. I called the importer the next day and they apologized. I was told 2006 was a bad year on the Mosel, and the winery/weingut had to source the grapes from elsewhere. I guess the harvest was so bad that they had to hide the word Rheingau on the back label.

QOTD…Caveat Emptor story follows….I used to live on the Mosel and helped with the grape harvest a couple times (Go US Air Force/Beat Navy). I was in a Chicago wine store last month and was excited to see a German wine from a vineyard that I could literally see from the balcony of my old apartment (Weingut Batterieberg). I got so excited that I bought six bottles and popped one open that evening. After tasting, I looked at the label on the back of the green bottle and noticed the word “Rheingau.” I know enough about German wines to become a tad upset. Not only was the wine NOT from the Batterieburg vineyard, it wasn’t even from the Mosel. I called the importer the next day and they apologized. I was told 2006 was a bad year on the Mosel, and the winery/weingut had to source the grapes from elsewhere. I guess the harvest was so bad that they had to hide the word Rheingau on the back label.

Excellent! Love Riesling! Love it. Especially from cooler climates. One of these days you will have to try some from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia…perhaps I’ll figure out a way to ship across the border…Hmmm

QOTD: 2006 Dr. Loosen QBA – excellent value and very refreshing dry Riesling with a little frizante action.

QOTD: I have yet to have a German wine but I have a Riesling in the basement that I will drink before the cold weather hits.

QOTD: Haven’t had a riesling for awhile, but liked Fischer Ockfener Bockstein Kabinett 2005 very much – it was not sweet. Also liked Dr. Loosen Riesling Kabinett Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Bernkasteler Lay 2002. I look for the Kabinetts because they’re the least sweet (I use the acronym ASK to help me remember which is least sweet: A(auslese) S(spatlese) K(kabinett). Thanks for defining trocken, but it’s still confusing because trockenbeerenauslese is very sweet.
Somebody has to help the German wineries abbreviate the names of their wines a little for the American market. When Ernst Loosen got together with Chateau Ste. Michelle he called the wine Eroica. I think it’s pretty popular.

Dr Tanisch Spåtlese 2005 tonight with dinner of scallops and mango stir fry.

2001 J & HA Strub Spatlese Reisling
Hard to find, but really crisp and sweet…

QOTD: Did a tall bottle tasting this weekend, had atleast 6 German rieslings, but the alsace and austrian rieslings stole the show.

Had two in one night actually, last Saturday. Siener’s (Pfalz) 2007 Kastanienbusch ‘Taschberg’ Trocken. This wine, at 14 Euro (if I recall correctly), puts most 30 or 40 Euro Grosses Gewaechs wines to shame. And it’s exceedingly drinkable, both at that price point and at it’s 12,5% alc/vol. Absolutely stunning and fresh and incredibly complex (organic viticulture, 100% spontaneous fermentation). Also finished Van Volxem’s 2006 Kanzemer Altenberg Alte Reben, a dense Grand Cru beauty in a feinherb (halbtrocken/half-dry) style, coming in at 11,5% alc/vol. But at 30 Euro/bottle, a PAZZZZZ fer shizzle. I’ll take Grand Cru wines from Grand Cru-minded producers at CostCo prices every time. Period. LOVE YOUR FAM!

QOTD: I never had a German wine. In terms of Riesling, I m stuck in my native France, I never thought of looking outside of Alsace for a riesling.

Great show ! I always learn something when I watch WLTV, it s fantastic!

I have to check out some German wines soon… move out of the wines i am familiar with…

qotd: I don’t recall but after those reviews I’m running out and buying the first two Reislings even though I prefer reds…Hmmm apples and honey…yum.

Saw this episode on uStream live…very sweet episode

QOTD: The last German bottle I enjoyed was a 2005 Hoffmann-Simon Riesling Kabinett Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Piesporter Goldtröpfchen. Fabulous gun-metal flintiness!

Gary, Excellent show. German Rieslings is noble wine. Love the wines that express a petrol content. Also your facts today were on par. One of the best things about Riesling as a group is that they have a long aging potential.

Qotd: 2005 Von Hovel Kabinet. This is fantastic wine, If my memory is correct it was a 92 GV for $16 .It is still the best QPR I ever found including the 16 cases of wine I have bought from WL in the last 3 years.

QOTD: 2007 Dr. Loosen Riesling

Thanks for bringing out the quality of German Riesling’s. Yes, they’re sweet, a gorgeous sweet, balanced with so many other flavors, its like heaven. Monchoff was my last and it was memorable.