About Riesling White Wine

About Riesling White Wine
Although many consumers believe Riesling is a sweet wine, there are all types, ranging from bone dry to ultra-sweet. Offering a remarkable array of perfumes ranging from apricot and peach to peony and petrol, and having excellent natural acidity, Riesling is one of the world’s greatest wines.

Top Picks for Riesling

Weis Vineyards 2018 Ice Wine Riesling
97 points
$89
Beautiful complexity of flavor with light florals and minerality as counterpoints to its pronounced stone fruit, orchard fruit, and tropical citrus tones; this is world class Eiswein.
Awards: '2024 New York Wine Classic - Best Dessert Wine' 2024 New York Wine Classic - Governor's Cup Winner - Best Wine
Weis Vineyards 2021 Winzer Select A Riesling
94 points
$26
A rich, honeyed, unctuous Riesling with toothsome late harvest fruit flavors and bright acidity; this will be great with everything from cocktail hour to appetizers to desserts.
Awards: 2023 New York Wine Classic - Best Riesling (Sweet)
City Winery 2020 Vin De Glaciere Uva Blanca Vineyard Riesling
94 points
$28
An unctuous, balanced, and delicious sweet wine that will be great with desserts and cheeses.
Weis Vineyards 2022 Dry Riesling
93 points
$20
Best Buy
Very linear and focused with good mineral backbone and tart fruit with a touch of honeysuckle roundness; drinks very Austrian in style.
93 points $20 Best Buy
Weis Vineyards 2022 Winzer Select A Riesling
93 points
$28
A delicious mouthwatering 'sweet' Riesling that due to its complexity, and a touch of botrytis, is not too sweet and will be very versatile with desserts, cheeses, and spicy cuisine.
Weis Vineyards 2022 Terroir Limestone Riesling
93 points
$34
Drinks like a citrus-focused and mineral-driven Mosel Trocken Feinherb Kabinett; kudos.
Bravery Wines 2022 2771 Series Reserve Riesling
93 points
$36
A beautiful, crisp, dry Riesling that could easily be compared to a Feinherb Kabinett.
Winery Of Ellicottville 2022 West Wind Vineyard Semi-Sweet Riesling
93 points
$19
Best Buy
A graceful, delightfully fruity and balanced Riesling with great typicity and sense of place.
93 points $19 Best Buy
Soul Squeeze Cellars 2017 Bluff View Vineyards Rapt Dry Riesling
93 points
$23
A solid example of Riesling for everyday food pairings. a Michigan Kabinett if you will.
Chateau Chantal 2020 Estate Ice Wine Old Mission Peninsula
93 points
$90
Grab the bleu cheese with the fruit and nut platter; this is a wonderful dessert wine in the finest European tradition.