Dry: 2011 St. Michelle Dry Riesling, Columbia Valley, Washington Medium Dry: 2011 Keuka Spring Vineyards, Finger Lakes, New York Medium Sweet: 2010 Jacob Demmer Riesling Auslese, Rheinhessen, Germany Sweet: 2011 St. Julian, Lake Michigan Shore, Michigan.

The Riverside competition, run by wine journalist Dan Berger who also led the effort to develop the IRF Riesling Taste Profile, was the first major competition in the world to use the four categories for the top awards, though others have since followed. The winners receive an elegant slate trophy with the information carved in.

“These are superb wines, and I think it’s great that they come from four different regions known for Riesling,” said Berger. “There were also many other great Rieslings, as reflected by the number of top awards.”

The Riverside competition includes a “Chairman’s Award” category, similar to Double Gold in other contests where unanimity of the judges is required; and the best of these are also designated “Best of Class”. In addition, there are Gold medals which can be awarded with a majority vote.

The four top winners received Chairman’s Award/Best of Class, along with Kilikanoon 2009 Clare Valley Riesling from Australia and Chateau Ste. Michelle 2011 Harvest Select Riesling.

Five other Chairman’s Awards, four to New York wineries, were given to: 21 Brix 2011 Lake Erie Dry Riesling; Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards 2010 Finger Lakes Riesling, Homestead Reserve; Red Tail Ridge 2010 Finger Lakes Dry Riesling; Swedish Hill Finger Lakes Blue Waters Riesling; and V.Sattui 2011 Anderson Valley Dry Riesling.

Gold medals, mostly to Michigan and New York, were awarded to 2 Lads 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Riesling; Chateau Tanunda 2011 Barossa Riesling; Arcturos 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Dry Riesling; Bowers Harbor 2011 Old Mission Peninsula Dry Riesling; Chateau Fontaine 2010 Leelanau Peninsula Riesling; Alba Vineyard 2010 Warren Hills Riesling (New Jersey); Jana Winery 2009 Mendocino Old Vine, Nelson Ranch Riesling; Polka Dot 2010 Pfalz Riesling; Fox Run Vineyards 2009 Tierce Dry Riesling (a collaboration with Anthony Road Winery and Red Newt Cellars); Fox Run Vineyards 2010 Riesling; Springs HE 2008 Eden Valley Riesling; Glenora Wine Cellars 2010 Finger Lakes Late Harvest Riesling; Lehmann 2011 Eden Valley Dry Riesling; Kiona 2011 Washington Riesling; Lakewood Vineyards 2010 Finger  Lakes Riesling; Navarro Vineyards 2011 Anderson Valley Late Harvest Cluster Riesling; St. Julian 2010 Lake Michigan Shore Riesling; Shooting Star 2010 Lake County Riesling; Swedish Hill 2011Finger Lakes Riesling; V. Sattui 2011 Napa Valley Dry Riesling and 2011 Napa Valley Off-Dry Riesling; Wagner Vineyards 2009 Finger Lakes Semi-Dry Estate Bottled Riesling; and Wild Goose 2011 Okanagan Valley Stony Slope Dry Riesling.

“Competitions like Riverside help consumers locate quality wines based on blind- tastings by qualified judges,” said Jim Trezise, President of the IRF. “In addition, many of the wines entered in this competition use the IRF Riesling Taste Profile on their back labels to let consumers know what to expect from each bottle.”

The IRF Riesling Taste Profile is now on more than 30 million bottles of Riesling in the U.S. market, and is being used in other markets as well. All of the guidelines and information for using it are available on the IRF web site.

The IRF is also sponsoring a major Riesling promotion, “Summer of Riesling”, created and orchestrated by Manhattan restaurateur Paul Grieco. Last year, 225 top restaurants in the U.S. promoted Riesling from June 21 to September 22, and this year the goal is 500. For more information, visit www.summerofriesling.com.

The IRF was created in 2008 to promote Riesling as the world’s most noble white wine through communication and education for the media, trade and consumers. It is governed by a Board of Directors representing the world’s top Riesling producers and regions.

Complete results of the Riverside competition, which included 1,950 wines evaluated by 48 expert judges, are available on the competition web site, www.RiversideWineCompetition.com, which includes an easy-to-use and infinitely sortable database.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jim Trezise, International Riesling Foundation, jimtrezise@nywgf.org Dan Berger (for information about Riverside and the Riesling Taste Profile), winenut@gmail.com.

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 the International Riesling Foundation in late 2008, the Taste Profile now appears on back labels of more than 30,000,000 bottles of Riesling in the U.S. market. By simply looking at the back label, consumers can tell whether that wine is Dry, Medium Dry, Medium Sweet, or Sweet.

Consumer research has shown that many people believe Riesling is “a sweet white wine” when in fact it may vary from bone dry to lusciously sweet. Those who know this may still be reluctant to buy Riesling because they don’t know which taste is in a particular bottle. In addition, the research showed that consumers who don’t drink Riesling are not interested in trying it.

The IRF Riesling Taste Profile solves all those problems. It shows the range of possible taste sensations, identifies which one is in each bottle, and makes non-Riesling consumers more likely to give the wine a try.

Major wineries in the largest Riesling producing states — Washington, California, Oregon, Michigan and New York — are using the Taste Profile, along with wineries from other states and countries including Germany, Australia and New Zealand. The fact that many wineries produce several different styles of Riesling within the same vintage illustrates the need for the Taste Profile. (A partial list is shown here, including the number of different Rieslings from each winery, and photos of many labels are available here.)

The perceived taste of wine is derived not just from the level of natural residual sugar, but also to its interplay with acid and pH. With the input of wine makers from around the world, California wine writer Dan Berger spearheaded the creation of a technical formula (also on the web site) which normally should indicate what the wine tastes like. However, the ultimate decision on where to place the arrow along the scale is up to the wine maker.

“This is similar to the decision-making by wine makers about when to pick grapes,” said Berger. “At harvest they use a refractometer to get ‘the numbers’ which indicate the degree of ripeness, but the ultimate decision is based on flavor—tasting the grapes. The IRF Riesling Taste Profile’s formula of sugar, acid and pH provide an excellent indication of likely taste, but ultimately the proof is in the tasting.”

Research among members of the trade also showed great enthusiasm for the IRF Riesling Taste Profile by giving sommeliers and wine store employees information that helps them better serve their customers. The IRF Riesling Taste Profile categories are also being adopted by major international wine judgings such as the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits, and Riverside International, competitions. At the recent Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, which included 218 Rieslings from 16 U.S. states and 6 foreign countries, 38 U.S. wineries from 10 states included the IRF Riesling Taste Profile on their wines. The states were California, Idaho, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin. (Most entries from other countries do not include the taste profile yet due to certain national regulations.)

“The use of the IRF Riesling Taste Profile is spreading rapidly, which is a great benefit for consumers,” said Jim Trezise, President of the IRF. “Riesling’s great strength is its versatility of tastes, and the Taste Profile takes the mystery out of what’s in the bottle. All that wine lovers need to do is turn the bottle to the back label to see what’s inside.”

Use of the IRF Riesling Taste Profile is free, and all of the guidelines and graphics are downloadable from the web site.

The IRF’s mission is: “To increase awareness, understanding, trial and sales of Riesling wines through a comprehensive, integrated system of industry cooperation, research, trade education, and consumer communication.”

Media Contact: Jim Trezise, President, IRF, jimtrezise@nywgf.org.

Australia

• Doppf
• Leo Buring
• Peter Lehmann
• Pewsey
• Wolf Blass
• Wynn’s
• Xabregas

Germany

• Schloss Johannisberg
• Schloss Vollrads
• Schmitt Sohne (Relax Riesling; FunF Sassy White; Schmitt Sohne Riesling Qualitatswein)

New Zealand

• Neudorf Vineyards

United States

California

• Clos du Bois
• Fetzer Vineyards
• Hagafen Cellars
• Jekel
• Scott Harvey Wines (Jana Riesling)
• Trefethen

Idaho

• Colter’s Creek Winery

Michigan

• Black Star Farms (3)
• Bowers Harbor Vineyards (6)
• Chateau Chantal (2)
• Chateau Grand Traverse (8)
• Left Food Charley (3)
• St. Julian Winery (3)

New York

• Anthony Road Winery (6)
• Atwater Estate Vineyards (3)
• Billsboro Winery (2)
• Casa Larga Vineyards (3)
• Deer Run Winery (2)
• Eagle Crest Winery (1)
• Fox Run Vineyards (5)
• Fulkerson winery (7)
• Glenora Wine Cellars (7)
• Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards (2)
• Heart & Hands Winery (6)
• Hosmer Winery (3)
• Hunt Country Vineyards (2)
• Johnson Estate Winery (2)
• Keuka Lake Vineyards (4)
• Knapp Winery (2)
• Lakewood Vineyards (2)
• Lamoreaux Landing Wine Company (6)
• Lucas Vineyards (3)
• Montezuma Winery (1)
• Red Newt Cellars (7)
• Schwenk Wine Cellars (2)
• Sheldrake Point Vineyards (3)
• Silver Thread Winery (5)
• The Grapes of Roth (2)
• Three Brothers Winery (4)
• Ventosa Vineyards (2)
• Villa Bellangelo (2)
• Wagner Vineyards (4)
• Whitecliff Vineyards and Winery (1)

Oregon

• Anam Cara (2)
• Ara (1)
• Argyle Winery (3)
• Bridgeview Vineyards (2)
• Brooks Wines (5)
• Chehalem (4)
• Love and Squalor (2)
• Ponzi (1)
• Sweet Cheeks Winery (2)
• Trisaetum (5)
• Willamette Valley Vineyards (4)

Washington State

• Chateau Ste. Michelle (4)
• Convergence Zone Cellars (1)
• Finn Hill Winery (1)
• Kiona Vineyard and Winery (3)
• Knight Hill Winery (1)
• Mercer Estates (1)
• O.S. Winery (1)
• Pacific Rim Winemakers (4)
• Sageland Vineyards (1)
• Steppe Cellars (1)
• Washington Hills—Precept (1)

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 get participation by 75 restaurants. The final tally: 222,
or triple the goal. For 2012, the goal is 500.

“The enthusiasm was incredible,” said Manhattan restaurateur and Riesling fanatic Paul
Grieco, who created the “Summer of Riesling” concept and orchestrated the 2011 national
program. “This was not a hard sell at all. So many of my colleagues love Riesling and know
how versatile it is with many foods, and they just said sure, we’re in.”

The “Summer of Riesling” concept was created in 2008 when Paul (General AND
Manager of Hearth Restaurant, Terroir E.Vil, Terroir | Tribeca and Terroir {Murray Hill}
decided that during the summer the ONLY white wine that Terroir customers could get was
Riesling—30 different wines by the glass and 100 by the bottle—a radical move that has paid off
handsomely.

The following two years the program expanded in various ways, initially by enlisting
14 other Manhattan wine bars as part of the celebration and adding a concert where the only
alcoholic beverage available was Riesling—no beer, no spirits. And the Summer of Riesling
even attracted visits by the German Wine Queen.

Never content with the status quo, in 2011 Paul took Summer of Riesling national, with
support from the International Riesling Foundation (IRF), an organization specifically created to
promote Rieslings from around the world. More than 200 top restaurants participated in the 94-
day celebration in 19 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. There has even been interest among
restaurants in Amsterdam, France, and Germany—but that’s for another year.

Participating restaurants included some of the country’s most famous: Spago Beverly
Hills, Restaurant Gary Danko and Slanted Door in San Francisco, The French Laundry in Napa
Valley, Websters Wine Bar in Chicago, B & G Oysters in Boston, Wild Ginger in Seattle, and,
in New York, Bar Boulud, Craft, and Daniel—along with Terroir, of course. The full list is
available here.

The restaurants agreed to feature at least three Rieslings by the glass throughout the

entire summer, along with their bottle selections, but many offered even more. Participating
restaurants select the wines they wish to feature, which may remain the same or change during
the three-month period. To add some fun and color, they receive special “Summer of Riesling”
t-shirts, Riesling tattoos, buttons, window stickers, and lots of information about Riesling.

“Summer of Riesling is quite simply just a fun celebration of the world’s most noble white
wine,” said IRF President Jim Trezise. “What’s not to like about Riesling tattoos on forearms,
foreheads or elsewhere, and brightly colored T-shirts to go along with brightly flavored wines?”

Paul Grieco officially kicked off the 2012 Summer of Riesling campaign with an IRF
booth at the ProWein trade show in Dusseldorf, Germany in early March, applying more than
2,000 tattoos to people of all ages, who then became walking advertisements for Riesling.

The International Riesling Foundation has also created a consumer-friendly IRF Riesling
Taste Profile that is now on the back labels of more than 30 million bottles of Riesling in the
U.S. market. Based on the interplay of sugar, acid, and pH in the wine, the taste profile lets
consumers know where each bottle falls on a continuum of Dry, Medium Dry, Medium Sweet,
and Sweet. Detailed information is on the IRF web site.

For more information on Summer of Riesling, visit www.summerofriesling.com, or follow
the fun on Facebook and twitter. Information is also available on the International Riesling
Foundation’s web site, www.drinkriesling.com.

Media contacts: Paul Grieco for Summer of Riesling information

pgrieco@restauranthearth.com or info@summerofriesling.com

Jim Trezise for International Riesling Foundation

Jimtrezise@nywgf.org

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Inspired by the Terroir wine bar in New York City, the Summer of Riesling is a concept borrowed from Terroir’s owner Paul Grieco, who established it five years ago.  Eighteen months later the concept is growing considerably across Australia and NZ.

The Australian Summer of Riesling is  a support group for Riesling producers and Riesling tragics alike to help them promote Riesling, the most noble of all grape varieties. It is also a contact point for Riesling lovers and consumers.

The Summer of Riesling has acted on multiple levels to promote Riesling around Australia.  In the Summer 2011 the organization co-ordinated and assisted with over 20 Riesling-focused events, with the aim to increase awareness of Riesling within the minds of the market through conventional, personal and social media channels.

Ultimately, the Australian Summer of Riesling is about  creating Riesling events and  helping  promote others’ Riesling events. 2012 presents a shift in direction; with more people in each major capital helping drive the Summer of Riesling initiative even more.

Learn more at the Australian Summer of Riesling website.

About 25 years ago I was walking through a trade tasting at which various Oregon wines were on display, and stopped at one table where a pourer was serving an Oregon Riesling. I took a sample and said to the server, “Smells a little like the Mosel.”

“I’ll be the judge of that,” came a voice behind me, and the man who I turned to see was Peter Sichel, the man who made Blue Nun famous in the 1970s.

I handed my glass to Peter, an old friend even then, and Peter said, “Well, it IS like the Mosel!”

Thus was my introduction to Oregon Riesling, a category of wine that simply has flown under the radar for the last two decades, and which now has begun a slow resurgence.

Harry Peterson-Nedry of Chehalem Vineyards has seen Riesling over the last 30 years here and he is thrilled that Riesling is in comeback mode, even though nationally the wine is almost invisible.

“When I first started looking at the wine industry in 1980,” he said, “23% of everything that was growing in the state was Riesling. Since then, everything else has grown and only in the last few years has Riesling made a comeback.”

State statistics show that Oregon Riesling vineyard acreage has grown 32% in the last decade, but almost all of that growth has occurred in the last five years with the rapid growth in Riesling sales.

Still, only 800 acres of Riesling are growing in Oregon, most of it in the Willamette Valley area that is already wildly successful for Pinot Noir. Indeed, it is Oregon Pinot Noir that wholesalers and retailers want, and as a result both Riesling and Pinot Blanc, which the state makes so exceptionally, are lagging in sales nationally.

For a long while in the early years, Peterson-Nedry admitted, Riesling was a “cash-flow white that was fairly innocuous,” and much of it was sweet. He said most Oregon producers “weren’t serious about Riesling back then, and as a result Riesling languished for about 20 more years.”

The exception, he said, was “a small handful of very serious people who knew that this was arguably the best white wine in the universe. These were typically small producers who then grabbed Riesling and started treating it like Pinot Noir — growing the grapes better, getting smaller tonnages, and then seeing a wine with a transparency of the terroir.”

The best of Oregon Riesling is dry, and Peterson-Nedry said that at a tasting of 28 of the wines in early June, most of the wines were far better than they have ever been — “outside of the occasional flaws, which comes from having passionate but immature wine making. That’s the thing that needs to be watched.”

He said that scanner data do not come from places where is hand-selling. As a result, although grocery stores (most of which have scanners) show increases in Riesling sales, he said, Riesling sales growth is even greater at tasting rooms, restaurants, and at other places that sell direct to consumers where there is a knowledgeable sales person.

The dry style of wine is selling in part because much of it is in tasting rooms, where hand-sales are the norm. “The drier versions are popular anywhere there is hand-sell person.”

Peterson-Nedry estimates that about 10% of all Oregon Rieslings are bone dry (perhaps up to .5% residual sugar), and that medium dry wines account for perhaps 60% of the market, evenly split between medium dry and medium sweet.

In his estimation, Willamette Valley is the best region for Riesling, though some elevated places in the Umpqua Valley also make excellent Riesling.

Chehalem makes a small amount of a sparkling Riesling (called Sext!) that he says, “We can’t keep it in the tasting room more than a few months before selling out.”

He added that wines like this “are a lot more applicable to the things we are eating these days,” he said. It sells for all of $21.

One of the leaders in Oregon Pinot Noir is Argyle. Longtime wine maker Rollin Soles says he started with Riesling in 1988 from the old Cal Knudsen property, planted in the early 1970s.

“It’s my belief that Riesling, Chardonnay and a number of other white grapes don’t really show how great they are until they have produced a few crops,” said Soles, perhaps as many as eight harvests.

The key to most of the Argyle wines is that they were made dry, partly because Soles cut his teeth as a wine maker making dry, age-worthy Riesling for Brian Croser’s famed Petaluma Winery in Australia.

Working with Clare Valley fruit in Australia, Soles made wines that became superb with a decade or more in the bottle; as a result Argyle’s wines are striking with bottle age.

Part of the reason these wines hold so well is that Soles makes sure the pH levels of the wines is usually between 3.0 and 3.1. The wines show typical minerality, and usually have well under 1% residual sugar.

“I made one of America’s first dry-style Rieslings, and that got us into some very good restaurants,” he said.

The Knudsen vineyard from which his first wine came began to decline in the late 1990s, so 1999 was the last vintage off that original vineyard.

It was then that Argyle put in triple-density (“poor-man’s close-spacing”) Riesling vines on devigorating roostock, using a classic German clone.

“We took out vines that made $50-a-bottle Pinot Noir to do this,” he said, and now has six acres making a Riesling that sells for $18.

Soles sees a great following for the dry Riesling in London, “where the public seems to be about a decade ahead of American wine buyers.” Still, he acknowledges that dry Riesling sales are rising in the United States.

Another Oregon Riesling project worth looking at is at Brooks Vineyards in Amity. The family project makes some of the most stylish Riesling in America, some of which are not always showy when first released, but take dramatic nuances with a bit of time in the bottle.

Janie Brooks said the winery’s five acres of grapes, planted in the early 1970s, are augmented with some purchased fruit, and the winery now makes about 2,000 cases of mainly dry Riesling. Brooks also makes 300 cases of a medium sweet Riesling and about 150 cases of a Late harvest Riesling.

Brooks hired Chris Williams as head wine maker in 2006, and he has done a brilliant job of structuring the dry Rieslings. Early in their life, they show a superb though restrained fruit complexity, and then become sublime just a year or two after release.

“We have always done well with our dry Riesling,” she said, “and we are really hoping for a great result from Summer of Riesling,” the promotion in which literally more than 100 restaurants nationally will pour Riesling by the glass for all 94 days of summer.

“We have 10 restaurants in Portland area that are participating in Summer of Riesling,” she said. “From what I’ve found over the years trying to sell Riesling is that the key is to have it front of the right consumers – and this is great with a captive audience of foodies and wine lovers.”

Southern Oregon also makes some fascinating Rieslings, with Foris in the Rogue Valley among the most consistent producers. And Bridgeview’s Blue Moon Riesling, also of the Rogue, is one of the state’s most popular Rieslings, made in a slightly sweeter style.

The annual Riverside International Wine Competition in southern California is chaired by prominent California wine writer Dan Berger, who spearheaded the creation of the IRF Riesling Taste Profile and uses it to define the categories of Riesling in the competition. The top designation, comparable to Double Gold in many competitions, is Chairman’s Award. Here are those, along with Gold medal Rieslings from the 2011 competition.

Unanimous Gold

Glenora 2010 Finger Lakes Dry Riesling

Chateau St Michelle 2009 Eroica Riesling

Heron Hill 2008 Ingle Vineyard Dry Riesling

Chateau Lafayette Reneau 2010 Late Harvest Riesling

Heron Hill 2009 Semi-Dry Riesling

Galen Glen Winery 2010 Stone Cellar Dry Riesling

V. Sattui Winery 2009 Early Harvest Dry Riesling

Anyela’s Vineyards 2009 Medium-Dry Riesling

Lakewood Vineyards 2009 Finger Lakes Riesling

Gold Medal

Treveri Cellars Columbia Valley Riesling

Chateau Lafayette Reneau 2010 Finger Lakes Dry Riesling

X by Xabregas 2010 Spencer Riesling

X by Xabregas 2010 Figtree Riesling

Atwater Finger Lakes 2010 Dry Riesling

Atwater Finger Lakes 2009 Sweet Riesling

Milbrandt Vineyards 2009 Columbia Valley Traditions

Treleaven Wines 2008 Cayuga Lake Late Harvest Riesling

Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards 2010 Finger Lakes Semi-dry Riesling

Fox Run Vineyards 2009 Finger Lakes

Tierce 2008 Finger Lakes Dry Riesling

Thirsty Owl Wine Company 2010 Finger Lakes Medium Sweet Riesling

Peregrine 2007 Central Otago Riesling

Glenora 2009 Finger Lakes Sweet Riesling

Augusta Winery 2010 Seyval Blanc

Frisk 2010 Frisk Prickly Riesling

Heron Hill 2009 New York Dry Riesling

Alba Vineyard 2009 Warren Hills Estate Dry Riesling

Jekel 2010 Monterey Medium-Dry Riesling

Swedish Hill Winery 2009 Finger Lakes Dry Riesling

Kona 2010 Red Mountain Reserve/Estate Bottled Dry Riesling

San Juan 2010 Yakima Valley Les Vignes DeMarcoux Vineyard

Wollersheim Winery Dry Riesling

Wollersheim Winery Medium Sweet Riesling

Cedar Creek Winery Medium Sweet Riesling

Swiftwater Cellars 2010 Columbia Valley Medium-Dry Riesling

Lakewood Vineyards 2009 Finger Lakes Medium-Dry Riesling

The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition is sponsored by the LA County Fair and run by Dr. Bob Small and his colleagues, who also use the IRF Taste Profile to define Riesling categories. In 2011, this competition added number scores to the medal designations, and the results are as follows:

Riesling, Dry (0<1%RS)

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 95 Points

Wolf Blass www.wolfblass.com.au
Riesling, Yellow Label, South Australia 2008

GOLD MEDAL – 94 Points

Chateau Ste Michelle www.ste-michelle.com
Riesling, Dry, Columbia Valley 2009

Dr. Konstantin Frank www.drfrankwines.com
Riesling, Dry, Finger Lakes 2010

Foris Vineyards Winery www.foriswine.com
Riesling, Rogue Valley 2009

Thirsty Owl Wine Company www.thirstyowl.com
Riesling, Dry, Finger Lakes 2009

G. Marquis www.magnotta.com
Riesling, Red Line, Niagara Peninsula VQA 2010

Peller Estates Winery Okanagan www.peller.com
Riesling, Private Reserve, Okanagan Valley VQA 2010

Concannon Vineyard www.concannonvineyard.com
Riesling, Selected Vineyards, Central Coast 2009

Villa Maria Estate
Riesling, Cellar Selection, Marlborough 2010

Red Tail Ridge Winery www.redtailridgewinery.com
Riesling, Dry, Finger Lakes 2009

Swedish Hill Winery www.swedishhill.com
Riesling, Dry, Finger Lakes 2010

Chateau Grand Traverse www.cgtwines.com
Riesling, Dry, Old Mission Peninsula 2009

Riesling, Medium Dry (1.0‐2%RS)

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 94 Points

Chateau Lafayette Reneau www.clrwine.com
Riesling, Estate, Finger Lakes 2010

Swedish Hill Winery www.swedishhill.com
Riesling, Dry, Finger Lakes 2009

GOLD MEDAL – 93 Points

Belhurst Estate Winery www.belhurst.com
Riesling, Dry, Seneca Lake 2010

Dr. Konstantin Frank www.drfrankwines.com
Riesling, Semi-Dry, Finger Lakes 2010

Helfrich
Riesling, Alsace AOC France 2008

Loredona www.dfvwines.com
Riesling, Monterey 2010

Lucas Vineyards www.lucasvineyards.com
Riesling, Semi Dry, Finger Lakes 2009

The Hogue Cellars www.thehoguecellars.com
Riesling, Columbia Valley 2009

Wollersheim Winery www.wollersheim.com
Riesling, Dry, American

SeaGlass www.tfewines.com
Riesling, Monterey County 2010

Kilikanoon www.kilikanoon.com.au
Riesling, Mort’s Reserve, Clare Valley, Australia 2010

Riesling, Medium Sweet (2.1‐4%RS)

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 95 Points

Frisk www.friskwines.com
Riesling, Prickly, Alpine Valleys Australia 2010

GOLD MEDAL – 94 Points

Belhurst Estate Winery www.belhurst.com
Riesling, Semi-Dry, Seneca Lake 2010

blüfeld www.blufeldwines.com
Riesling, Mosel, Germany 2009

Debonne Vineyards www.debonne.com
Riesling, Reserve, Grand River Valley 2010

Deinhard www.deinhard.com
Riesling, Piesporter, QbA Mosel, Germany 2010

Riesling, Sweet (4.1‐6%RS)

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 96 Points

St. James Winery www.stjameswinery.com
Riesling, American

GOLD MEDAL – 95 Points

Silver Lake Winery www.silverlakewinery.com
Riesling, Roza Hills Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills 2009

Chateau Grand Traverse www.cgtwines.com
Riesling, Late Harvest, Michigan 2009

St. Clair Winery www.southwestwines.com
Riesling, New Mexico 2010

SILVER MEDAL

Chateau Grand Traverse www.cgtwines.com
Riesling, Select, Sweet Harvest, American

Hyatt Vineyards www.hyattvineyards.com
Riesling, Rattlesnake Hills 2010

Schafer-Reichart Selections www.schafer-reichart.com
Riesling, Rudi Veit, Mosel – Piesporter, Germany 2009

South Coast Winery www.southcoastwinery.com
Riesling, Temecula Valley 2010

The Hogue Cellars www.thehoguecellars.com
Riesling, Late Harvest Riesling, Columbia Valley 2010

Riesling Blends

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 94 Points

Fulkerson Winery www.fulkersonwinery.com
Riesling Blends, Riesling-Traminette Finger Lakes 2009

Ice Wine ‐ Riesling

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 98 Points

G. Marquis www.magnotta.com
Ice Wine – Riesling, Silver Line, Niagara Peninsula VQA 2009

Riesling, Late Harvest (6.1‐12%RS)

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 94 Points

Kilikanoon www.kilikanoon.com.au
Late Harvest Riesling, Mort’s Cut, Clare Valley, Australia 2009

GOLD MEDAL – 92 Points

South Coast Winery www.southcoastwinery.com
Late Harvest Riesling, Temecula Valley 2009

Limited Production

BEST OF CLASS, GOLD MEDAL – 94 Points

Ferrante Winery www.ferrantewinery.com
Riesling, Golden Bunches, Grand River Valley 2008