Prum Spatlese as aperitif??

originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Taste preferences aside, Rieslings in their respective categories can, like other varietals (apologies!), be judged according to important criteria e.g. balance, stuffing, aromatics, pleasurableness, food friendliness, and so on.

. . . . . . Pete
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The wines commented on positively here, via the search function, would be a good start.
 
Perhaps, but to take "stuffing" (isn't that what goes in the turkey) as an unfortunate example, how stuffed do you like your Rieslings? Donnhoff stuffed or Weil stuffed? There's a world of difference. Lauer wines are stuffed as well, but with things entirely different from the preceding two producers.
 
originally posted by David M. Bueker:
Perhaps, but to take "stuffing" (isn't that what goes in the turkey) as an unfortunate example, how stuffed do you like your Rieslings? Donnhoff stuffed or Weil stuffed? There's a world of difference. Lauer wines are stuffed as well, but with things entirely different from the preceding two producers.
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So true, David. And there is Hirtzberger stuffing....
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Taste preferences aside, Rieslings in their respective categories can, like other varietals (apologies!), be judged according to important criteria e.g. balance, stuffing, aromatics, pleasurableness, food friendliness, and so on.

. . . . . . Pete
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And you're expecting a comprehensive treatise on which rieslings to buy to match every dimension of each of these categories without even indicating any of your preferences?
 
Isn't that being a bit pedantic? Stuffing should be a safe term with respect to wine as it conveys a degree of things like acidity/personality/flavor/grip/complexity/etc./etc.

But I agree another similar word or term besides stuffing would work fine also...granted, perhaps even better!

. . . . . . . Pete
 
There was no mention of "comprehensive treatise". I thought mine was a simple question; at least it was intended as a simple question.

Apologies for having steered this thread in this direction which seems to have struck sensitivities!

Moving quickly on!!!

. . . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

There was no mention of "comprehensive treatise". I thought mine was a simple question; at least it was intended as a simple question.

Apologies for having steered this thread in this direction which seems to have struck sensitivities!

Moving quickly on!!!

. . . . . . Pete
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Search and ye shall find.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

There was no mention of "comprehensive treatise". I thought mine was a simple question; at least it was intended as a simple question.

Apologies for having steered this thread in this direction which seems to have struck sensitivities!

Moving quickly on!!!

. . . . . . Pete
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Don't worry, it's only riesling.
 
(I argue with self as to whether to leave this weathervane out.)

On the other hand, rather than drinking riesling, one can instead craft five-finger turkey outlines with colored paper and paste.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

So, how does one best (and conveniently) judge which Rieslings to stock up on?

. . . . . . Pete
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By buying a handful of inexpensive German trockens, Kabinetts and Spatlese, and a few Austrians. It's not like the costs are prohibitive for producers like Merkelbach, Lauer, Selbach-Oster, etc.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

So, how does one best (and conveniently) judge which Rieslings to stock up on?

. . . . . . Pete
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This is an easy question. Just buy a bunch of Egon Muller Auslese, and tell Salil that you will share one bottle of it with him for every five suggestions he gives you.

Of course, in the process, you will be depleting your stocks of Salil's favorite suggestion...
 
originally posted by Salil Benegal:
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

So, how does one best (and conveniently) judge which Rieslings to stock up on?

. . . . . . Pete
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By buying a handful of inexpensive German trockens, Kabinetts and Spatlese, and a few Austrians. It's not like the costs are prohibitive for producers like Merkelbach, Lauer, Selbach-Oster, etc.
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Did you purposefully leave Adam off that list?

Mark Lipton
 
Thanks for the suggestions! Only wish I had more time and patience!

I'll watch for recommendations here on WD...and then hope they are available locally.

. . . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Thanks for the suggestions! Only wish I had more time and patience!

I'll watch for recommendations here on WD...and then hope they are available locally.

. . . . . . Pete
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Pete,
Does Theise have distribution local to you? His name on the back label is a good imprimatur of quality, although his imports do tend to a certain style that may or may not resonate with your tastes.

Mark Lipton
 
Mark, I agree that Theise is a good name.

I would probably have to order Theise wines from someplace like Skurnik.

. . . . . . Pete
 
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