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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: riesling

riesling stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - A difficult-to-pronounce wine from Austria is “one of summer’s great, unlikely pleasures,” Eric Asimov writes in the New York Times. Grüner veltliner has risen above the pack of other Germanic wines to become a favorite in America, thanks to its bracing dryness. It "can... More »

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alcohol • Austria • riesling • Eric Asimov • white wine • grüner veltliner • dry

WINE REVIEW

 Alsatian Wine 
 Takes Sweet Turn 

The French wines have gotten sweeter, and its hard to tell what's in the bottle, writes Asimov

Oct 8, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fifteen years ago, a few Alsatian wines were sweet, and the rest were dry. But "dry Alsace wines have taken a turn to the sweet side, usually without warning to consumers," Eric Asimov writes in the New York Times. The change occurred at both ends of the... More »

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France • wine • riesling • Alsace • sweetness • Eric Asimov

OPINION

 Germany's Dry
 Rieslings Go Down Sweetly 

Quality has flourished over the past decade, Times wine critic says

Apr 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The dry rieslings Eric Asimov sampled a decade ago in Germany were “tart and shrill,” he writes in the New York Times. So "how did they get so good" since? Lower-quality wines aren’t shipped to America, hypothesizes one wine importer, who nevertheless concedes that the... More »

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Germany • wine • drinking • wineries • riesling

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