April, 2012

Want to buy a bottle of Riesling but you hesitate because you’re not sure if it’s dry or sweet or somewhere in between? Just look at the back label. Wine consumers throughout the United States now benefit from a simple graphic that takes the mystery out of Riesling: The IRF Riesling Taste Profile. Created by [...]

Partial List of Wineries Using the IRF Riesling Taste Profile The fact that most wineries have multiple Rieslings within one vintage displaying the Taste Profile illustrates the versatility of Riesling and the need to let consumers know what is in each bottle. Australia Doppf Leo Buring Peter Lehmann Pewsey Wolf Blass Wynn’s Xabregas Germany Schloss [...]

If spring is here, summer can’t be far behind. And summer means Riesling! Hundreds of the finest restaurants in the United States will be celebrating the “Summer of Riesling” from June 20th to September 21st by offering their customers Riesling wines by the glass as well as bottle. In 2011, the original goal was to [...]

Alabama >> Little Savannah, Birmingham Alaska >> Crush Wine Bistro + Cellar, Anchorage The Saltry Restaurant, Halibut Cove Arizona >> Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Phoenix California >> Northern California 1833, Monterey Ame, San Francisco Ana Mandara, San Francisco Bar Bambino, San Francisco Camino Restaurant, San Francisco Farallon, San Francisco Fifth Floor Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco [...]