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Jan 8th, 2010 by GiftIdeas
Wine is Germany is made in the south-west and traditionally most of the wine is made for domestic consumption.
However the wine that is exported is made from the fruity Riesling grape, grown in steeply trellised vineyards along the Mosel and Rhine river valleys.
The Riesling grape is one of the worlds finest white grapes. When young the wines have an aromatic, herbaceous, appley ‘primary fruit’ character which, when aged, develops into a deep, honeyed complexity.
German wines are a good starter wine for a wine enthusiast as they are generally low in alcohol, often being between 7% and 10%.
Recommended Wine
Margarethenhof Ayler Kupp Riesling Kabinett 2006. From a quality conscious small family producer who works with low yielding Riesling vines on the steep slopes above the river Saar, this Kabinett has an aromatic honeyed nose, with fantastically concentrated, ripe fruit and plenty of tangy acidity.
