tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547979981063230374.post4487190615796162190..comments2024-03-13T05:25:22.520-07:00Comments on Australian Wine Journal: IS THIS THE ANSWER?Chris Plummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038102858732379506noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547979981063230374.post-90737890332979662252010-12-30T03:31:25.996-08:002010-12-30T03:31:25.996-08:00Check the new front labels of Leo Buring's ...Check the new front labels of Leo Buring's 'dry, medium-dry, medium-sweet or sweet' 2010 rieslings, accompanied by the ol' (or should that be new?) 4 dot scale. Interesting to note the Clare riesling is dry, but the Eden Valley riesling is medium-dry....Chris Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038102858732379506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547979981063230374.post-6224478273389738012010-12-23T01:26:46.727-08:002010-12-23T01:26:46.727-08:00Red and joshgtv,
As Australia starts pursuing dif...Red and joshgtv,<br /><br />As Australia starts pursuing different stylistic directions with riesling, I think something should be done for the benefit of the consumer, and so far this is the best I've seen (it's certainly better than labeling wines with a miscellaneous and unregulated set of prefixes). However, I would like to see something that could distinguish a riesling's dryness/sweetness levels without the consumer having to pick the bottle up and turn it around. The best notion put forward I've yet seen is the idea of different coloured bottles, similar to Germany, where there is the 'classic' green for our dry styles, blue for off-dry and brown for the sweeter styles.<br /><br />There's obviously some work to be done here, not the least of which is Australia proving it can consistently make high quality rieslings across a variety of sweetness levels...<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Chris PChris Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038102858732379506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547979981063230374.post-59884244348199408622010-12-21T01:58:41.665-08:002010-12-21T01:58:41.665-08:00I like the idea. Whilst I prefer my riesling bone-...I like the idea. Whilst I prefer my riesling bone-dry, I do enjoy an off-dry and even a sweet riesling from time to time. I think that in Australia we're in danger of forgetting that there's anything but bone-dry. If this encourages a bit of variety and informed choice (as opposed to unwelcome surprise that there's any residual sugar), I think we all win.joshgtvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547979981063230374.post-50623937909136638332010-12-20T23:49:55.537-08:002010-12-20T23:49:55.537-08:00The way I look at it can't hurt. If I was maki...The way I look at it can't hurt. If I was making riesling I would certainly use it.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360328831125971369noreply@blogger.com