Riesling

One of the most famous German grape varieties, although Riesling is also planted in many other areas.  It can make wines of such a tremendous fruit-minerality ratio as to be in a class of its own. Generally light in body and relatively low in alcohol, they can be intensely flavoured and very long lived. Styles range from light and crisp through to rich and sweet. With some bottle age the finest Rieslings develop a zesty almost oily bouquet.