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"New World countries like Chile and Australia are emphasising their cool- climate production, but they're left in the shade (or perhaps that should be the sun) by German productions, where the best-made wines have a natural elegance and no danger of over-ripeness"

09 July 2010
, Off Licence News (UK)

"German Riesling has finally shaken off its tarnished image from the 1970s and 1980s... as wine buffs across the world extol every stunning style it's capable of - dry, sweet, off-dry, low alcohol, even sparkling."

01 July 2010
Amelia Pinsent, Waitrose Kitchen (UK)

"Believe it or not, there's nothing like the thirst of a long, warm bike ride to sharpen your palate - as I discovered on my jamboree in the Pfalz wine lands…this is prime Riesling and sausage country - the combination of which makes for a sensational roadside snack or full-blown picnic among the vines."

01 June 2010
Andrew Catchpole, Decanter (UK)

"I've lost count of the number of times I've been told that Riesling is a wonderful match with Japanese food but to my mind, Franken Silvaner is another perfect wine choice. The bocksbeutel is eye-catching, always provoking comment and the wines inside are so distinctive and food-friendly."

01 June 2010
Andrew Connor, Lutyens (UK)

"One impressive aspect of that greatness (of Riesling) is versatility: allowing delicate, dry whites in the steely sloping Mosel; perfumed "drink anytime" wine down by the Rhine; superb aperitifs and - best of all - rich dessert wines."

01 May 2010
Brian Elliott, Dumfries & Galloway Life (UK)

"The Wehlener Sonnenuhr is a world-famous, superlative vineyard stretch in Germany, which produces some of the finest white wines in the world."

02 June 2010
Hugh Johnson, The Independent (UK)

"The style of the Mosel riesling has an unparalleled delicacy and vibrancy and crucially each wine really does express exactly where it comes from – the essence of the place is in the bottle."

09 April 2010
Jancis Robinson, The Financial Times (UK)

"Winemaking in Germany has never been more brilliant, the weather never - in recent times - more propitiou for ripening grapes fully while retaining the freshness that is German wines' special trait. The 2009s are easier to like at this early stage than any German vintage I can remember."

10 July 2010
Jancis Robinson, Financial Times (UK)

"No summer selection is ever complete in my tasting book without a late-harvest German Riesling or two."

19 June 2010
Jane MacQuitty, The Times (UK)

"For a wine lover, the winding Mosel valley is as close as it comes to paradise. In bright sunshine, the world's best Riesling vineyards resemble a green patchwork stitched to the steep hillsides."

28 June 2010
Oana Lungescu, bbc.co.uk (UK)

"German whites remain underrated and a cool refreshing glass of dry Riesling Kabinett is, for me, a winner."

04 July 2010
Olly Smith, Live! Magazine, Mail on Sunday (UK)

"Riesling reaches its apogee in Germany's Mosel Valley where the top producers craft it into some of the most delicate and sublime wines on this planet. Delicate, in this case, does not imply frail, for these wines are almost ageless and bend knee to no other in quality stakes."

01 May 2010
Raymond Blake, Irish Tatler (UK)

"At their best these (Mosel rieslings) are some of the lightest, purest and most ethereal whites of all. Wine professionals invariably nominate Mosel riesling among their favourite tipples."

22 April 2010
Tim Atkin, The Times (UK)

"The northern valleys of Germany also enjoyed a privileged growing season. The warm, dry September and October has allowed the grapes to achieve full ripeness while retaining good acidity…The dry wines have real purity and elegance, while the sweeter wines are notable for their overly tropical notes."

03 June 2010
Will Lyons, Wall Street Journal Online (UK)

"German Riesling with its mouthwatering acidity, purity of fruit and intense of flavor, is ideally suited to summer drinking."

09 June 2010
Will Lyons, Wall Street Journal Online (UK)
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