Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Riesling - celebrating one of the three most popular white grapes for wine - taste in London, England, Germany, Austria, Niagara in Canada, New Zealand and more


More posts on wines have been and will be written by me. The grape Riesling is featured in this one.


Ice wine. Even a novice can identify the sweetest wine by the slim bottle. My favourite at the exhibition. 

If you are ever on holiday or work on the borders of Canada and the USA near Niagara Falls, look for this local wine. Peller Estates. Their card says, food pairing: Pate or foie gras, blue-veined cheeses and spicy Asian cuisine. Each grape gives just one drop of juice.
If you can get to Niagara -on-the-lake in Canada, the winery has a restaurant. They can match ice wine with starters - including one with chocolate tagliatelle (pasta), main courses including glazed duck, artisanal cheeses and desserts including chocolate mousse and ice wine gelee. A heavy card brochure explains. 
If you want to plan a trip or are just an armchair traveller, go to:
wwwpellericewine.com

But if you prefer dry wine. Here are some labels.
First some entertainment for everybody. Lovely labels. Like this badger with gold. For animal lovers.



 A wine maker who wants his picture everywhere, like Alfred Hitchcock in films. For people watchers.


I'd need several drinks to dream up something as memorable as this. Man on the moon. for a nightcap.


Austrian wine. Calssic wines from the Danube valley. I can hear Strauss's Blue Danube playing in my head.  
They also produce a rose. (I'll correct this when I can find the acute accent.) The label shows a lady sitting on a diving board.
Boutique Winery Clemens Strobl. www.clemens-strobl.at


Famous wines which you may have heard of:
Greywacke of New Zealand. For more, read my next blog. Grey wacke is a rock.






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