Rieslings to be Cheerful

Christoph Tyrell from Weingut Karthäuserhof pours his Schieferkristall Riesling Kabinett feinherb 2009

The Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is the home of riesling. We were delighted to welcome 11  growers from that region to take part in a tasting for members where over 80 wines from Trocken to Auslese were available to taste. In the afternoon we hosted a trade and press tasting, where the likes of Jancis Robinson, Matthew Jukes and Simon Woods came to taste.

The evening event, attended by over 200 members, was more educational than commercial, given that The Society stocks wines from only 7 of the 11 growers, but it was a fascinating opportunity to taste the 2010 vintage for the first time and understand how the different soils and aspects of the Mosel and its two key vine-clad tributaries make for very diverse styles of riesling indeed.

Members who wish to find out more about the growers attending can click on the following links to their websites: Willi Haag, Reinhold Haart, Dr Loosen, Dr Thanisch, St Urbans-Hof, Wegeler, Karthäuserhof, Geltz-Zilliken, von Hövel, von Kesselstatt, Schloss Saarstein.

Were you at the tasting? What were your rieslings to be cheerful? Let us know.