August, 2010

Indy International Wine Competition is one of the largest in the United States, with more than 2,600 wines from 15 countries and 40 states. Belhurst Winery 2009 from New York’s Finger Lakes was voted the best wine of the entire competition. The results show that fine Rieslings are now being produced in many states in [...]

by Ken Helm and Trish Burgess Both authors are pioneers of winegrowing in the Canberra district, and with years of contact with Australia’s Riesling makers through their respective roles in the eleven years of the Canberra International Riesling Challenge. The book explores the history of the variety in all Australian wine regions together with insights [...]

by: Andries Burger, Cellar Master, Paul Cluver Wines, South Africa During the winter of 2009 we experienced drier conditions than normal, with lower than normal winter rainfall and slightly warmer conditions resulting in earlier bud break in some varietals. Spring was much cooler and also quite wet with more than average rainfall and lower than [...]

The Riesling Taste Profile developed by the International Riesling Foundation (IRF) to help consumers predict the taste inside different bottles of Riesling was met with enthusiasm by both the trade and two separate groups of consumers—those who drink Riesling regularly, and those who had tried Riesling in the past but are not now Riesling consumers. [...]