Riesling is the most planted wine grape in Germany.
It is used to produce dry, semi-dry and sweet white wines, sparkling wines, and dessert wines.
Riesling Auslese is a sweet white wine.
![]() Lemon |
![]() Lime |
![]() Orange |
![]() Apple |
![]() Pear |
![]() Peach |
![]() Nectarine |
![]() Pineapple |
![]() Apricot |
![]() Flowers |
![]() Herbs |
![]() Steel |
Citrus, Apple, Pear, Peach, and Pinapple are typical Riesling flavors, with hints of Herbs and delicate Floral notes, almost perfumed.
Auslese wines are sweet (50+ g/l sugar) aromatic, almost perfumed, with high acidity:
SUGAR | Sweet | ||
BODY | Medium-Full | ||
FRUIT | Medium-High | ||
ACIDITY | High | ||
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![]() Meditation Aperitif |
![]() Cheese |
![]() Hot Mexican |
![]() Hot Asian |
Riesling Auslese is sweet and works well with Aged Cheeses, Spicy Asian Cuisine and Desserts. The food should never be sweeter than the wine.
Excellent Pairing:
Hot Spicy Food. Indian. Thai. Mexican.
Meditation. Crab. Foie Gras.
Tropical Dishes with Fresh Fruit. Avocado.
Aged 10-20 years: Braised or Roasted Fowl and Venison.
Cheese:
Aged Hard Cheeses. Comté. Gruyère. Goat. Pungent Cheeses.
Avoid. Chocolate.