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  • Booze beat: When it comes to riesling, fatherland knows best

    Posted in Eat Out by Eat Out on June 12th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    The Germans descended upon Tribeca this week, celebrating the fruits of the 2008 riesling vintage—and what a vintage it is. This noble grape, which is expressed in endless riffs—from the stone dry to the honey sweet and everything in between—is the Rhineland’s aromatic gift to the drinking world. More than 30 producers brought their best, from the Mosel, Pfalz, Baden, Rheinhessen and Rheingau regions. There was also a smattering of wines from nearby Alsace in France (it was German back in the day), as well as Austria. Read more »

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