Category Archives: Riesling

Tasting note: Cave Spring 1995 Beamsville Bench Riesling Icewine, Niagara Peninsula VQA

By winecase | Published: September 23, 2009
A little oxydation can be a good thing, now and then. Not only for all these wonderful, “geeky” wines from Jura, as Eric Asimov points out in his New York Times column this week (where he rightly praises the Ganevat Trousseau as a great steak wine… but that’s another story). It can even be true [...]
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Tasting note: Hernder Estate Wines 2000 Riesling VQA, Niagara Peninsula

By winecase | Published: March 2, 2008
Last night, I subjected my dinner guests to an experiment. Nothing cruel, I assure you. On the contrary. You see, I’ve been a fan of Hernder rieslings for many years, and five years ago, I decided to try something. Judging from the balance and ripeness I tasted, I figured that they could keep for several years. [...]
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Tasting note: Kilikanoon 2004 Mort's Block Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley

By winecase | Published: December 4, 2007
The first whiff of this wine brought me back to memories of my youth. My grandparents often served riesling at family parties, and it had that particular aroma of limes, with kerosene or white petroleum jelly, as well as mineral notes and a lively acidity. For me, it’s like a very basic definition of what [...]
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