Riesling is the king of the white wines

[Red Gold]

Riesling is the king of the white wines!
So - praise be to the Riesling.

And it goes on:
German Riesling is the king of the Rieslings.

 

[Red Gold]

And it goes on:

The best German Riesling grows in the Land of Baden.
The best Riesling of Baden grows in the region of the Ortenau.
The best Riesling of the Ortenau grows in Baden-Baden.
And the best Riesling of Baden-Baden grows at the Yburgberg.
Below the Yburg Castle at the the Mount Yberg.

That's how it is.

 

[Silverback]

Riesling is the king of the white wines!
So - praise be to the Riesling.

And it goes on:
German Riesling is the king of the Rieslings.

Never had that, however, when I was in the Navy we tried to make Irish Cream with milk and Vodka.

Just wasn't the same as Bailey's

 

[Occams Barber]

And it goes on:

The best German Riesling grows in the Land of Baden.
The best Riesling of Baden grows in the region of the Ortenau.
The best Riesling of the Ortenau grows in Baden-Baden.
And the best Riesling of Baden-Baden grows at the Yburgberg.
Below the Yburg Castle at the the Mount Yberg.

That's how it is.

Many years ago when wine drinking first became popular in Australia we all drank moselle. Then we grew up a little and converted to rhine riesling then riesling.

Now we're all grown up we've left the lolly water behind.

While some expensive German wines can be OK, I find they mostly taste like half and half methylated spirits and water dumped in a bucket of sugar.

Not a fan.

OB

 

[Red Gold]

Who has enjoyed a Riesling?

 

[Red Gold]

@ Yburg Castle

The Yburg is a ruined hilltop castle atop the Yberg, on the western edge of the Black Forest near Baden-Baden, in southwestern Germany.

More about it:

Yburg Castle - Wikipedia

 

[Red Gold]

@ Yberg

The Yberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Surrounding places include Baden-Baden, Geroldsau, Sinzheim, Steinbach, and Varnhalt.

Yberg - Wikipedia

 

[Red Gold]

about the Riesling again:

Riesling is the best known and most important German white wine variety. Just like Pinot Noir, Riesling prefers the cooler climatic wine-growing regions (Cool Climate Wine Regions). It feels particularly at home on the barren steep slopes along the river valleys. The heat-storing slate soils offer optimal conditions for this slowly ripening grape variety, whose characteristic feature is its fruity acidity.

RIESLING - August Kesseler

 

[Red Gold]

Surely some of you know Riesling!
Or do you only drink Chardonnay?

 

[LaSorcia]

Riesling is the king of the white wines!
So - praise be to the Riesling.

And it goes on:
German Riesling is the king of the Rieslings.

Ever had a white Burgundy?

 

[Sketcher]

I'm rather new to wine, so I did try one for the first time. I enjoyed it.

But I like port better.

 

[Occams Barber]

I'm rather new to wine, so I did try one for the first time. I enjoyed it.

But I like port better.

I like port but I had to give it up - it gave me a headache. While port is technically a wine the addition of a distilled spirit like brandy 'fortifies' it and amps up the alcohol content. With the high sugar content, port is usually regarded as a dessert wine.

Straight (non-fortified) wine is much lighter than port and has a lot less sugar. If you prefer the sweetness of port most reds and whites may be a little too dry for your taste. You might like some of the sweeter German white wines @Red Gold is going on about - Moselle, Rhine Riesling, Riesling, Traminer Riesling. If you want to go a little drier try a Sauvignon Blanc (great with fish or lightly flavoured chicken).

I'm not a fan of wine as a recreational drink - I prefer to drink it with a meal.

OB

 

[Sketcher]

I like port but I had to give it up - it gave me a headache. While port is technically a wine the addition of a distilled spirit like brandy 'fortifies' it and amps up the alcohol content. With the high sugar content, port is usually regarded as a dessert wine.

Straight (non-fortified) wine is much lighter than port and has a lot less sugar. If you prefer the sweetness of port most reds and whites may be a little too dry for your taste. You might like some of the sweeter German white wines @Red Gold is going on about - Moselle, Rhine Riesling, Riesling, Traminer Riesling. If you want to go a little drier try a Sauvignon Blanc (great with fish or lightly flavoured chicken).

I'm not a fan of wine as a recreational drink - I prefer to drink it with a meal.

OB

Dry wines are much less enjoyable to me. I think it has to do with the expectation of sweetness from a "fruit drink". For drinks that aren't exactly sweet, I prefer beers. And not the Budweiser (water beer) that the US is unfortunately known for.

 

[Red Gold]

Ever had a white Burgundy?

What exactly do you mean by that?
A pinot gris - in German: Weißburgunder?

Or something else?

 

[Red Gold]

I have had a lot of wines that are fine.
Still I say: The Riesling is the King of the white wines.

 

[Red Gold]

Nobody here who ever had a Riesling?

 

[Lost4words]

Who has enjoyed a Riesling?

If its put in my bowl, i will drink it!

 

[Danthemailman]

I enjoyed Riesling when I was younger, but now my taste buds gravitate towards Pinot Grigio.

 

[LaSorcia]

What exactly do you mean by that?
A pinot gris - in German: Weißburgunder?

Or something else?

I mean white wines from the Burgundy region, including Chablis. I agree, I really like Riesling, but like other whites as well.

 

[Red Gold]

I really like Riesling, but like other whites as well.

I like lots of other wines as well, white and red.

And I do not say that Riesling is the best possible wine.
"King of the white wines" is just a traditional title
But with some truth in it.