Can American RIESLING be as GOOD as German RIESLING???
Riesling may be the GREATEST wine grape in the world. Its homeland is Germany but there are some stunning American Rieslings too. Who will win in a blind tasting?
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Riesling
02:08 Wine Glasses for Riesling
02:34 Blind Tasting Riesling
07:47 Blind Tasting Reveal
12:43 The top THREE
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@putnamweekley6839
10 ай бұрын
steak and riesling has its own hashtag
Oh my goodness, Matthew! How could you not put Finger Lakes Riesling against German riesling? Love Finger Lakes Rieslings! 😊
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Judging by all the comments, you’d think it would be to annoy all the viewers 😂🤣
@japassarelli
Ай бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey It did annoy me
In 2020, my tasting crew wanted to do Dry Riesling. I was going to leave out the Chateau St. Michele Dry Riesling until I read a piece by someone who had gathered 60 Columbia Valley Rieslings and gotten a crew of experienced tasters together, blind tasted them, tabulated the results and guess which one came in first place. We also had Germany, Austria, New Zealand, California, Finger Lakes, Alsace and Australia. The Australian wines were a bit higher in acid, a bit more austere and I really felt like they wanted cellar time. Dr. Thanisch Feinherb Dry Style Mosel Germany (2017 vintage) would be my pick for the best of tasting, but the Chateau St. Michele (2017 vintage) was untouched when it came to value. Make sure you get the Dry Riesling as the bottle that says Riesling on it is way off-dry as you also pointed out.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Speak the truth! I was really really blown away since their normal off dry label ‘Riesling’ isn’t nearly as impressive. That is cool that you all did the tasting too
I've been watching your videos for the last few weeks and I have been enjoying them a lot. Thank you for that! Did hit the subscribe button after today's upload. Gotta love Riesling!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Wow thanks so much and there’s a lot more coming!!
I have always preferred the Rieslings from New York and Oregon to those from Washington. The WA Rieslings have always seemed flat to me. Too warm a growing season? But with the exception of Eroica, Ch St. M, and Poets Leap, I have not tried any of these. It could be we have different palates. I will try to find some of these and see if you can change my mind. Note also that I like both sweet and dry Rieslings for meals, something not shared by all tasters.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I was shocked too but that’s how blind tastings go. The Sin Banderas was impressive tasting over the next few days and it will probably be up your alley.
@dustinplatt1481
Жыл бұрын
Brooks is the Workhorse foe reisling in the Willamette Valley, they are good, but their Neighbor Grochau Cellars is excellent. I love visiting there, they also do an incredible Mèlon.
Have been loving my journey through NY riesling after loving German and Austrian ones, this video is ggetting me excited to explore Washington's!! So great to see the channel growing
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and likewise, I have to explore NY Riesling more
Riesling is by far the best deals of the wine world ! They are complex , age worthy , and not so expensive ! Great wine to by and forget in the cellar , cause they transform beautifully ! Cheers !!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
#preach 😁
No New York Riesling? Hermann Wiemar used to be served on Lufthansa. Anthony Road is also a very good Finger Lakes producer. Alsace dry Riesling can also reach great heights. There are also many excellent Niagara Rieslings from dry to botrytis affected and icewines.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
No NY this time. I’m a big fan of Alsace too but for Riesling overall, Germany still holds my heart.
@dustinplatt1481
Жыл бұрын
One of my coworkers moved here from the Fingerlakes, and he always surprised us with the Gewurtztraminer and Reislings. There were a couple others he made, but those two varietals are what struck me as most memorable.
You are knocking it out of the park with the white blinds lately! Thank goodness these whites are less expensive since the shopping list I'm compiling is getting long. Thank you and keep up the great work.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much and there are A LOT of blind tasting videos coming up
I'll always provide a view, a like and a comment for any Riesling video you post. Keep 'em coming!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Stay tuned Weds and Sunday :)
In my opinion, the answer is "yes". But, you have to hunt for them a little bit. Start with the Finger Lakes.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Nicee… Germany as a whole might be my favorite but I’ve had some brilliant ones from California and Washington State too!
@gregzeman5181
Жыл бұрын
Agree, Hermann J Wiemer on Seneca Lake. #45 on the 2022 Wine Spectator top 100
@carlcadregari7768
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Finger Lakes is a must if it’s a US Riesling tasting.
I enjoy the blind tasting video's. I hope you can do a Burgundy Premiere Cru video tasting up from the Cote de Beaune to the top of the Cote de Nuits
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
The channel has to be quite a bit bigger for that to happen...
Damn, that is a surprise to see that, will have to check out more Washington Rieslings then, awesome video!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
Fun tasting would like to see Finger Lakes and northern Michigan in there to see how they measure up
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Depending on how this does, I’ll look at Finger Lakes for the future… White wine videos don’t always perform the best 😔😭
Thanks for another great lesson.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
As a relative wine novice (but very experienced food connoisseur), my dining companion (impeccable palate far superior to those of top food critics, but also not super-versed in the wine world) and I have come to fall in love your top QPR wine of the tasting. When you initially noted that your wines were in the $15-$25 range, I didn't expect our go-to "house" white wine to be in your blind tasting. Then, when we saw the top of the capsule and your facial expression upon revealing, it became a dead giveaway. Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling is by far our favorite wine for food pairings, particularly because it matches perfectly our style of cooking (moderately spicy but focusing on the ingredient's inherent flavors). Keep these big blind tastings coming!!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh you two do have GREAT taste! I am prepping to shoot over 20 blind tasting videos im Jan/Feb to come out over the course of 2023!
@mickeylee2624
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, @@drmatthewhorkey! Can't wait to see your new videos! Our second favorite food-friendly white wine has been Pinot Grigio/Gris. Would love to see this format for that grape from a variety of Italian regions (Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli, Sicilia) plus the other Alpine nations!!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4Z4rtazpsS9orQ.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/gnyoqMtydJyfmLg.html
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
And kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZeF18-nktCTZ7g.html
@mickeylee2624
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, @@drmatthewhorkey! By the way, I've been noticing many Riesling labels have "Dr." like Konstantin Frank in NY and Dr. Loosen in Germany. It's not a coincidence that Ph.D.'s or M.D.'s grow these grapes, right?
Great tasting as usual! Glad to see the Von Winning up there near the top, Pfaltz being one of my favorite regions. I'm a little surprised the to see the Chateau St Michelle so high. I've had the wine plenty, and always find it a little uninteresting. I'll have to put it in another lineup and give it another go. At that price, I'd love it to be amazing! I do blind tastings at least every few weeks and often have to set them up alone as well. Here's what I do. I take a lazy Susan type turntable and arrange the bagged wines on it. Spin the table, and mix the wine up. Spin the table and mix the wine multiple times until you don't know what is what. Then label the bags, and taste.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh nice technique. I usually ask someone to mix them up for me. However, when there are this many wines and I have all the checks in my head for shooting, lighting, audio, and then I also have to taste - I pretty much forget what is what. For instance, the wine that won, when I revealed it I had no idea what was left in the lineup. I was shocked the CSM did so well but that’s what happens during blind tasting.
That was an odd comparison with the soda and then at the end saying but Riesling doesn’t have all that sugar as soda water/club soda has zero sugar or even calories lol
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I meant soda pop aka Pepsi, Sprite, Coke, etc
I love my Rieslings. Australian DRY versions. Clare and Eden valleys.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Me tooooo
Great video but surprised you haven’t heard of Gooseridge! You need to check them out! They are very diverse wine, cider, vodka & now gin and they do it all well! Local family grown winery and down to earth people! There whites are some of my favorites!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Well now I know!! Hehehe
Great video!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Definitely my favorite white grape variety. Nice tasting. Quality value is so high for reasonable price in Riesling.
@drmatthewhorkey
11 ай бұрын
You are right, such high QPR!
Cooool Love the energy and excitement as well😀
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ahhh thanks. I LOOOVEE Riesling
I use vegetable wash on my glasses (same ones) because it rinses so cleanly. I’m surprised it’s not talked about more…
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ahhh tell me more!!
@cmfuen
Жыл бұрын
I use “Veggie Wash All Natural Fruit and Vegetable Wash” to clean the glasses by hand under hot water. The outside gets towel dry; the inside gets microfiber. This product does not leave soap residue or odor since it’s intended for fruits and vegetables. Works great on removing lipstick from the rim!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I will try! Thanks so much.
@dustinplatt1481
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Veggie wash!!! I just us a little citric acid, and I kick up my tea kettle to rinse. Granted I hardly ever have more than 2 glasses to wash
Great video! Riesling is underrated in the US. Do you like Finger Lakes Rieslings? I think I may prefer them to Washington State. I'd love to see a Finger Lakes video.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know Finger Lakes Rieslings professionally as well unfortunately. Hopefully soon!
@saturnslutII
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey You should take the time to visit. Beautiful country and some really amazing Rieslings. Lived in and drank many German Rieslings and I prefer the dry style out of the finger lakes over any other. Forge cellars and Hilock and Hobbs are must visits
@ryvirk
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey please visit Hermann J Wiemer in FLX. They are incredible
I may love my reds, but Riesling is my number 1 wine grape. When I borrowed my first bottle out of my dad’s cellar it was a German Riesling. I was 14 😂 I would recommend the 2021 Figgins Estate Riesling. A little more money but worth it in my opinion.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Riesling at 14??? Your palate was spoiled at such a young age 😛
You are becoming one of my favorite wine KZreadrs! Thank you for the fun educational content!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Wooooow. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Living in Germany I love Rieslings as well. I do want to disagree with the lettering instead of numbering. For me saying wine number 10 is 6th is easier than wine J. I get what the recommender was trying to say but you don’t say 6 was 2. If anything you say wine 6 is 2nd which is completely different. And I also think numbers work better internationally but you know where your audience is. Anyways, keep up the great work.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I loooveeee Riesssslingggg too. I think I figured out a better system than letters and numbers. Will be doing at I have over 20+ blind tasting videos to shoot in Jan and Feb
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@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
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@dustinplatt1481
Жыл бұрын
It is great for wines at the moment!!! I love the different elements he discusses. I do love the Unknown Winecaster, who does a great job with history and background of the grapes, as well as addressing characteristics to expect.
Matthew, I really like your channel and your passion. And I also agree with you that white is great, and that people focus too much on red. But then when it comes to Riesling, I couldn't disagree more. Sure, it's a matter of taste, not quality. But for me, a white wine lover, I can say that Riesling is the only white wine that gives me a guaranteed headache. Unlike you, I think it is rather hard to pair with food. There are plenty of dry, high acidity white wines that pair so much better with food (particularly the Italians, that are typically not well known, like Falanghina, Pigato, Arneis, Carricante to name a few). And plus Riesling really tends to smell and taste like jet fuel (and that's because both share similar enzymes). White wine? Yes! Riesling: no thank you.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Native Italian white varieties can be quite food friendly. I know a lot of people who don’t prefer Riesling so you are definitely not alone. People that love it usually LOVE it
First time I've seen your video. Your comments are spot on, and your enthusiasm is awesome. I'm doing a Riesling tasting in 3 months I'd love to collaborate.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! good luck with your tasting.
I would check out ravines forge or boundary breaks for NY Riesling They are very good
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Big Von Winning fan. Their entry level Sauvignon Blanc is amazing in value.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I’m a big fan too!
Great episode. I love riesling. From the light model Just a side note that von Winning wine costs under 15 bucks in Germany!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Yess I actually picked it up from the winery when I was there. German Rieslings offer amazing QPR.
A semi-sweet Riesling is a great place to start finding what you like in wine. Brilliant stuff!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
It is a friendly wine indeed
I am lucky enough I moved for work (the main one, not my wine blog) to Germany, on Rhine... A lot of Riesling!!!!! Feel free to join me in Frankfurt sometimes Matthew :)
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh lucky you! I get so excited when I go to Germany bc of the plethora of affordable, inexpensive wine.
Big fan of Riesling from Washington!
@drmatthewhorkey
7 ай бұрын
Me too
An interesting question. My top three sources for Riesling (in no particular order), are Germany, Austria and Alsace. Clara Valley has some excellent Riesling too. The expressions I have tried from WA and CA have not reached the heights of top expressions from my favorite sources, but they may some day. I also need to visit the Finger Lakes in NY to make a fully-informed opinion on this topic. Cheers!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Yes we both need to make it over to the Finger Lakes!
Also Claire Valley from Australia produces some good dry Rieslings. For really good Riesling a cooler climate is essential.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I’m a big fan of those from both Claire and Eden Valley too!
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Dry Riesling has always been my favorite above all wines... I go threw 2 bottles a week. Sometimes 1 if im trying something else, but i always go back to it.
@drmatthewhorkey
11 ай бұрын
Well the price is right!
Absolutely! The Smith-Madrone I tasted had all the richness of a grand cru 🎉 Charles Baur Alsace is great, and the RieslingFreak no. 33 from Claire Valley was wonderful and beloved by RP 🎉🎉 Love the Weiss old vines Mosel Riesling and that R Kabinet though!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Big big big fan of Smith Madrone’s!!!
Chateau st Michelle is under $8 at the largest “beverage” store in Illinois.
@drmatthewhorkey
9 күн бұрын
What a bargain!
Sorry to do this too ... BUT... Finger Lakes! Regardless though, thank you for another great video. Happy holidays!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
No need to apologize, only every other person says the same hahahha
Great video and I agree Riesling is the greatest wine grape in the world. Ne remind you can get it in so many styles including sparkling, dessert, dry, off dry. Im a bit sad there were no Oregon Rielsings :( In my opinion Oregon has stunning Rieslings and because it such an expressive grape, they are different than Washington
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I do want to get more into Oregon Rieslings too!
The best Riesling I've had is from Michigan! Black Star Farms Arcturos Late Harvest Riesling - and it doesn't feel too sweet either. I rated it 92 points - absolutely awesome example.
@drmatthewhorkey
4 ай бұрын
Nicee!
Great video as always, I’m constantly searching for a good Riesling deal!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thanks and happy hunting!
The Forster Riesling is about 15 EUR from the winery, so extremely good value and it is one of the entry level wines from this famous winery! There the fun begins to start...
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Yes agreed! It’s one of my favorite in their Ortswein range.
Not sure I had a lot of Riesling wines from the US ;) Thanks for this nice introduction... seems there are plenty of great QPR there
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I’ll try to bring you some next time.
Echoing all the other Finger Lakes comments, lol. I live near them and have tried almost 100 of their rieslings. I have also had many German rieslings, and the top producers in the FLX are at that level. My favorites include Kemmeter, Hermann J. Wiemer, Ravines, Forge, Weis and Keuka Lake Vineyards.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Some niceeeee producers there! You will see an upcoming video of Germany vs Australia vs FLX soon.
Pair-able with Mango salad that seems a tough ask! Must try that sometime. Great breakdown thanks Matt!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Riesling is up for that challenge!
Riesling is a little complicated for me. I generally love high acid wines (the only one I ever had that was too acidic for me was an Entre-duex-Mers that didn’t have enough other factors to balanced the acidity. I even like Picpoul!) and almost every dry Riesling I’ve tried from the full price range I have really liked or loved (especially Finger Lakes and Austria - Trocken all day!) I also have had some divine expensive sweet Rieslings where the balance between acidity and sugar is incredible. But the one category I have trouble with is cheaper sweet Rieslings. It’s very hit or miss for me and often I feel like there’s not enough acidity to balance the sweetness and so they fall flat. I had this problem with the Eroica (though i don’t think it’s supposed to be sweet?) There just wasn’t enough acidity in it for me, though I keep hearing how good it is, so maybe I need to give it one more try, maybe I just got a bad vintage. Two best Rieslings I ever had were German Thomas Schmitt Riesling Spätlese and Austrian Gmeinböck Poysdorf Trocken. Both mind-blowingly good!, both different sides of the spectrum.
@drmatthewhorkey
29 күн бұрын
Try German Kabinett Rieslings!
@LadyAceRoxy
28 күн бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey I’ve had 2 so far and wasn’t impressed with either of them - both fell flat. One was very cheap - Schmitt Söhne - so I’m not surprised, but the other one was Fritz Haag Brauneberger (2016) which was surprising to me how bland it was. I seem to get on better with good quality Spätlese.
Great review, have a great Christmas.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
You too! Thanks so much
I've had some surprisingly decent Rieslings here in Virginia grown at higher elevations in the Shenandoah Valley. 12 Ridges, Midland, and Barren Ridge come to mind.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh wow!
I just came across a pair of what I had thought are obscure Rieslings: One from NAPA VALLEY (Smith-Madrone) and an Aussie one from MOUNT BARKER (Capel Vale Whispering Hill). What are your takes on them (i.e. unique character, distinctive expression of respective terroir)? If they cost similar amounts, which is the better value?
@drmatthewhorkey
2 ай бұрын
Smith Madrone is exceptional
@mickeylee2624
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, @@drmatthewhorkey!!
I love Rieslings. I was told by a wine grower in scilily that the the nose to look out for in rieslings is the petrol smell. But realized it was a no no , when I said it to a very famous German Riesling maker. He said that the don’t use the word petrol. What are ur thoughts ? Is it a neutral or negative ? And only bad Rieslings have petrol? Or is there another word for petrol
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Petrol flavors in young Riesling is technically a fault (sunburn). You don't often see these aromas in young German Riesling.
How did you get that goose ridge riesling?? I have been having such a hard time finding it anywhere. I couldnt find anything on google and the vineyards website has no info on it. And goo
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
They sent me a sample for this tasting
Great idea and a good Video. Although I am a bit sad that you tasted only one german Riesling. There are so many more areas to choose from (Von Winning is still great, I love it too). But I guess your videos focus on the american market, which again makes me a bit sad.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I’m a HUGE fan of German Riesling and didn’t have a bunch of them handy. You can check out more Riesling here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/npx9zLWto8Krn7w.html
@itsmederek1
Жыл бұрын
He talks about German Riesling all the time, to the point where I think it's his favourite
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and yes I LOOOOOVVE German Riesling
An fun and interesting blind tasting video, it seems that Washington Riesling is getting better and better, incredible crazy QPR if you are in the the States. I've drunk or tasted about 3 or 4 Washington Riesling so far, pretty hard to find in Taiwan/Asia. I had the Eroica Riesling at retailer tasting event last month, pretty solid; but not 22 $, more like 40 $ plus. Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling is available at Costco, but it's a bit on the sweet side for me. Surprisingly we had the Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rose 2015 back in 2016, was a pretty nice slightly off dry rose. I am hoping more dry Washington Riesling becomes available here in the future. Von Winning makes amazing Riesling, but they are pricey wherever you go.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh wow it was 40$ over there??? I am a big fan of Von Winning too. I find it funny that German wines are ao inexpensice domestically but their prices are marker up substantially when exported
Like others said, really bad lapse to not include Finger Lakes.. It's literally the best Riesling made in North America....
Great content! One little thing; the cuts to close up of your hands are a tiny bit jarring.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thanks and thanks!
Also in this video, you mentioned it took u awhile and u only recently became more confident in asserting ur assessments on tastes and aromas. How did u develop ur notes? I feel I am only getting my blinds right cos I know the theory
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I am judging in competitions and with wine writers often. The first several years or my career I doubted myself if my opinion differed from theirs. That is not the case anymore.
Nice episode. I love riesling (german /austrian) not so easy to get bottles from the others SIDE of the pond. Currently Im amazed how we all in general find ok to pay 20€ for a 85/87 points wine. 20€ is Money and should get something good to drink. Actually riesling is still nicely priced ( sort of ) lets hope it continues
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! In Europe, €20 can almost always get you fantastic wine if you know what you are looking for. In other parts of the world with higher duties or higher cost of production it’s not always so simple.
@pedroguimaraes7643
Жыл бұрын
I think we are going in the same Direction unfortunetly
Riesling is the best, and living in Denmark 2 hours from the German border is so cheap to buy GG riesling to 20-30€ 😍
@drmatthewhorkey
2 ай бұрын
Yes lucky you!
I always like to see Washington wines do well in blind tastings.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Are you in Seattle?
@BigBobDookie
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey I am from the Puget Sound region if that is what you mean. I do not live in Seattle.
Now do the highest end American rieslings vs the big wig GG’s like Keller, Wittman, etc. prob a very different result 😂
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Hahahhahah, yes but these were at hand.
I love riesling. but there is soo much crap, of it here in the EU. but the German GG's. are Magic after 10-20 yers.. and can still be found for 50-100 usd.. they are worth the wait.. Trust me :)
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I’m personally a big fan of Erste Lage and Orstweins from Germany. Amazing QPR…
@_Seppixx
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey Thats totally true because many german producers tend to make their "basic" wines with parts of their First growth called "Erste Lage" and "Großes Gewächs" wines they are not able to get into the best wines but still used in Gutsweine and Ortswein segment. This boosts the wines extremely and are in an amazing QPR ratio available. I really recommend these type of wines from Weingut Rings (Pfalz), Kruger Rumpf (Rheingau) & Eymann (Pfalz). They are all round about 10-12 Euros and are just awesome and also able to age some years ;)
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Agree and I know all those wines, visited two of them…. Yummy
Tasting US Riesling and not having Finger Lakes wines in there is a crime.
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Guilty!
A nice tasting would be Alsatian, Austrian and German Rieslings.
@drmatthewhorkey
Ай бұрын
😮😮
nothing from finger lakes??
@drmatthewhorkey
3 ай бұрын
Not this time
For real? No NY state Riesling? Wiemer? Konstantin Frank? Oh the HORROR!!!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
🤣😂
Finger Lakes Riesling is the best in the USA
ALSACE RIESLING TO DIE FOR HUGAL, TRIMBACU ZIND HUMBRECHT IM IN HEAVEN
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Very good producers!
Just use dish washer detergent, hot water, and a bottle scrubber. Not difficult, just elbow grease.
@longmuskox4194
4 ай бұрын
By the way, try Traverse City, Michigan Riesling next time.
@drmatthewhorkey
4 ай бұрын
🙏👏🏼
after having several big boy Rieslings, I realized that as amazing as Riesling is, it will never beat incredible Chardonnay’s out there. it has a tendency to be slightly in you face with aromatics😅
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh big statement but I respect where you stand :)
@Ruirspirul
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey also not surprised USA produces amazing Riesling at $10, once they realize formula, figure out which yeast at what temperature, rest is just mater of resources :)
Riesling not good with Steak??😳 have you ever tried an aged Spätlese with a steak from the grill? If not, you’re missing out🥺
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Now I am curious to try!
@der_weinigel
Жыл бұрын
rightfully so😃😃 it is so different from what one is used to, but it really is a superb pairing 🥺
@LiveLifeLasting
Жыл бұрын
@@der_weinigel Heard of that one too, how much of aging? 10 years enough?
@der_weinigel
Жыл бұрын
@@LiveLifeLasting For most producers 10-15 years should do the trick🙂 Also it works best when your steak really just comes off a very hot grill and has a beautiful crust
I have had way more underwhelming aged red wines than aged whites.
@drmatthewhorkey
Ай бұрын
Yeppers
I have to admit, I never liked Eroica.
Simple answer: No
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I always thought so too, until…
Yeah sure more Rieslings from different US states woulda been nice BUT I actually want to know more specifically about WA wines so this was perfect for me 🫣😆
@drmatthewhorkey
11 ай бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I enjoyed this vid. That said, I’m going to need you (and other wine you tubers) to stop promoting Riesling. Can’t have the amazing value proposition disappear!
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
Hahahah it won't matter... Somms have been promoting it for years and it still hasn't taken off hahaha... The Germans do a good job of scooping up a lot of production locally, the rest goes to us wine nerds.
@dr7246
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatthewhorkey perhaps a Germany vs Alsace vid. Such distinct styles on either side of the border
@drmatthewhorkey
Жыл бұрын
I agree! although my favorite region in Germany for dry Riesling is Nahe...