The Mayans predict that the world will come to an end in 2012. At Colonial Spirits, we thought this would be a great time to discuss what drink we’d want to go out with. In this video, Nicolay, Nic, and Tim tell us what they’d be sipping on that final day. Nicolay would enjoy a Champagne. Nic opts for a Riesling. And Tim chooses an India Pale Ale.
Please let us know what would be your last drink, too!
Most of you know me as an advocate for the wines of Alsace when it comes to riesling, but even I have to admit that Germany produces some stunning rieslings. Germany has recently been blessed with a string of good vintages, it seems that year after year German vintners are having great success in making consistently good wines worthy of aging. Rieslings can range from dry to gently sweet to really sweet, from the Mosel, the Rheinhessen, and the Pfalz, all of good to great quality and affordable. In fact, the Germans themselves drink mostly dry wines. Rieslings can also age extremely well (white Burgundy aren’t the only ones that have that ability) and can pair well with a number of different dishes (not just the usual pork, seafood, poultry, etc…).
Many consumers find it difficult though to understand what style of riesling they’ll find when they pick up a bottle of German riesling. With this in mind, I thought I’d take the opportunity to run through some basics on German wines, particularly what’s on the labels.
To help you with some German, here’s a basic sweetness/richness guide for German wines… Continue reading A little German
Have you ever had an Alsace Premier Cru? You haven’t heard of such a thing? Really? Don’t worry, it doesn’t exist…actually maybe you should worry. Alsace’s Grand Cru vineyard system has been widely criticized for a number of reasons, they include…
Instead of answers, I have more questions.
Why doesn’t Alsace have a Premier Cru system? Should it? If it did, what would it mean for the Grand Cru vineyards? Continue reading Alsace Premier Cru?
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