Comments on: Riesling: Old World vs New World http://blog.majestic.co.uk The latest news and articles from Majestic Wine, the UK's leading mixed case wine merchant Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bethany Guard http://blog.majestic.co.uk/grape-to-glass-spring-edition/riesling-old-world-vs-new-world/#comment-2096 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:58:24 +0000 http://blog.majestic.co.uk/?page_id=2189#comment-2096 We are expecting a delivery of Fairleigh Riesling this week, but the vintage will be 2010…

]]> By: Dirk http://blog.majestic.co.uk/grape-to-glass-spring-edition/riesling-old-world-vs-new-world/#comment-2095 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:22:10 +0000 http://blog.majestic.co.uk/?page_id=2189#comment-2095 We have just drunk the last of our bottles of the superb 2008 Fairleigh Estate Riesling and I noticed to my dismay that it is no longer stocked by Majestic. Is this a temporary thing or is it permanent?

]]> By: Terry Mountford http://blog.majestic.co.uk/grape-to-glass-spring-edition/riesling-old-world-vs-new-world/#comment-1075 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:54 +0000 http://blog.majestic.co.uk/?page_id=2189#comment-1075 Amazing that in the 1930′s riesling cost 4 times as much as really good white burgundy.Now really good white burgundy is at least 4 times as much as good riesling.There are of course exceptions but in the round for my palate and pocket
German rieslings are the best value buys on the planet closely followed by high quality sherry – amazing how fashions change and are sometimes influenced.

]]> By: David Kelly http://blog.majestic.co.uk/grape-to-glass-spring-edition/riesling-old-world-vs-new-world/#comment-934 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:39:50 +0000 http://blog.majestic.co.uk/?page_id=2189#comment-934 Excellent article and such a breath of fresh air to hear someone in the trade (apart from Jancis Robinson!) harking on about the great German Riesling’s available in this country.

Far too often I am met by a gasp when I pronounce my undying adoration for the noblest of grapes and then feel abound to proceed with why it is, and always will be, one of the best grape variatals around!

As Brits we are too quick to brush off German wine as just sugared water from the 70′s under treacherous names that make even tee-totalers shudder!

If we only knew the hard work and history that goes into every bottle!

I’m now off to sample a lovely Riesling Spatlese from Johannisberg!

Cheers!

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