NV Loosen Bros. Riesling Dr. L Sparkling, Germany, Wine Review

This is an excellent value in sparkling wine. Made from 100% Riesling. More like a dry Prosecco than a Champagne in style, but quite refreshing and good. Green/gold in color with a steady stream of small-ish bubbles. The nose is nice with lemon-lime and some lanolin notes. Medium bodied. On the palate, this is dry with a nice minerality and good acidity. Slight lime notes as well. Nice effervescence on the tongue. Long finish. This drinks nicely on its own and would work well with a wide variety of foods. A nice choice just about any Germ food. Drink over the first year or two from bottling.

Grade:

A-

Score:

Current Price:

$10.00USD

Best German Rieslings (For the Money)

German Rieslings are, to put it bluntly, misunderstood wines. German winemakers will tell you that Riesling is their country's flagship wine and that the Riesling grape works perfectly with the cooler climates and slaty soils of German river valleys. If, however, you ask a group of non-German wine drinkers to tell you about Riesling, several of them will probably use phrases like "too sweet" and "doesn't pair well" in their descriptions. In my opinion, they are missing out on one of the world's great wines.

Read full article

Top Ten German White Wines - 2016

I tend to taste and drink a lot of wine over the course of a year. I am in a few tasting groups, sometimes the wines are consumed at various local wine store tastings and a number drunk with friends and family.

Read full article

Crisp and Refreshing Summer White Wines by Broadbent, Dr. Loosen, and Spy Valley

Wines to Go Buy This Week: Crisp and Refreshing Summer White Wines by Broadbent, Dr. Loosen, and Spy Valley The dog days of August are upon us and we have but a few weeks remaining before hot summer nights give way to crisp autumn leaves. This summer has been brutally hot for most of the US -though not too bad here in San Francisco, though September tends to be our hot month, if "hot" and "San Francisco" can actually be used in the same sentence- and I've had the great pleasure of discovering some fantastic white wines that are both tasty and refreshing for those hot nights. So before summer ends, here are three white wines to go buy this week : Broadbent Vinho Verde - Vinho Verde is a staple of Portuguese culture. Translated it means "Green Wine" which refers to its youthful freshness. It's a low-alcohol, light, crisp, and slightly effervescent wine that is about as close to perfection as a summer wine can be. Broadbent makes a fantastic Vinho Verde and at about $9 a bottle, it's worth buying a case to serve at your Labor Day picnic. Your guests will love it. About $9. Buy Broadbent Vinho Verde

Read full article

Refreshing White Wine Recommendations for those Hot Summer Nights

The dog days of summer are once again upon us. Whether your remedy to beat the heat is a cool pool, a shade tree, or a blasting air conditioner, it always helps to have a relaxing beverage to help ease the pain. IntoWine.com asked our panel of wine experts to recommend refreshing white wines for those hot summer nights: " On a hot summer evening, I look for a chilled white wine. I also find that if the wine has a bit of sweetness, it offsets the heat a bit. My go-to wines on these evenings tend to be Rieslings. Rieslings are one of the most versatile wines for matching with food. They are especially great with light summer fare such as a salad or fish or fruit. They also make easy sipping on their own.

Read full article

2019 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Großes Gewächs Alte Reben, Germany, mosel, Wine Review

Vintage:

2019

Score:

Grade:

Current Price:

$53.00USD

This is a dry Riesling from Germany. For those who "dislike" Riesling because it is sweet, this is a nice surprise. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is about minerality with "wet rocks" and some lemons and slight peach. Full bodied. Crisp but a slightly viscous texture. On the palate, lemons and minerals. Long finish. This is incredibly food friendly but a great choice would be Thai food. Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years.

NV Loosen Bros. Riesling Dr. L Sparkling, Germany, Wine Review

Food and Wine Pairing Tool

Related Articles

Best German Rieslings (For the Money)

Top Ten German White Wines - 2016

Crisp and Refreshing Summer White Wines by Broadbent, Dr. Loosen, and Spy Valley

Refreshing White Wine Recommendations for those Hot Summer Nights

2019 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Großes Gewächs Alte Reben, Germany, mosel, Wine Review