So, if you are convinced that you do not care for riesling, now is the time to give it another try. This month we are going to examine dry German rieslings from outside the Mosel, perhaps the most ...

While there are many marvelous semi-sweet and sweet late harvest and ice wines, most fine German white wines are not sweet. Reislings are crisp, light, clean wines with a floral, honeyed perfume ...

Germany's specialties include sauerkraut and sausage or wurst, veal and pork dishes simmered in Riesling, meat and vegetable-based soups and stews, and fruit-based desserts. Food-friendly German ...

This year, I have been drinking my way through a ‘forgotten’ mixed collection of mature German dry Rieslings (as well as some amazing Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2005 from Australia).

For most of you, German wine conjures up images of blue or cat-shaped bottles of sickly, sweet riesling. To an extent, that's fair; the country produces about 40% of the world's riesling each year.

They’ll probably be surprised to learn that two-thirds of German wines in the 2014 vintage were classified as trocken (dry) or halbtrocken (semi-dry), according to wine writer Andrew Jefford.