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Johannisburg Riesling

Late Harvest Johannisburg Riesling Wine Details
Price: $11.00 per bottle

Description: This is an elegant wine with fruity aromas and a gentle complexity that goes well with food. It dances on the pallet with balanced acidity and subtle nuances of melon, apples, and peaches. This wine won a DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL at the 2005 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in New York State. It also took a GOLD MEDAL at the 2005 Taster's Guild Wine Competition.

Varietal Definition
Riesling:
On the sweeter end of the spectrum, some of the best dessert wines should give thanks to the Riesling varietal. Riesling is known for its complementary nature of combining balanced acidity with sugar. Rieslings are made dry to sweet, but it is the sweet style Riesling that brought about its popularity in the United States. With the rise of spicy sauces, marinades and dips to flavor our meal, Riesling plays a part in taking off the edge of the heat. Riesling is known for a number of signature characteristics: floral, citrus and pear. Riesling has peaked in California with 11,000 acres planted. Today, Monterey County’s cool-climate areas and its long growing season produce good amounts of character for the Riesling grape. Outside of


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