German Wines Riesling - written by Mike Greaves

Riesling is one of the "new" in the world of wine boyfriend, who enjoyed market growth in double digits and feelings through the culinary world. His food pairing versatility and appeal refreshing mouth are among the main reasons for this renewed love affair.

German Wines Riesling are classified according to their style (the level of drought) and grape maturity at harvest (i.e Kabinett, Sp�tlese, Auslese, etc.). When looking for a dry style of Riesling, of neologisms' label are Trocken ("dry" in German) or halbtrocken ("semi-dry" in German).

Riesling can be very aromatic apple, peach and pear on the front lines mixed delicate floral nuances and is often honey and spices on the nose. It is an Echo Riesling tasting of apple, pear, peach and hints of citrus and tropical. Rieslings tend to make a discernible "mineral" in their native land, because a hint of slate and limestone may be exposed.

When it comes to pairing Riesling with food, versatility is the name of the game and Riesling wine can be as welcome any link with the flavor and spice profiles difficult. From appetizers to desserts, pork, poultry or seafood, and virtually nothing in the midst of the diversity of Riesling styles that can handle anything you throw at them, including salt and zest of favored Asia, Mexican food and even Morocco.

If you're looking for the bubbly, refreshing and versatile german white wines, then you have found a match with the existing range of Riesling.Histamines occur naturally in grape skins and wood, and sulfites are found in all wines, both naturally occurring and added by the winemaker. Our wines are all fermented in stainless steel tanks instead of oak barrels, preventing the addition of histamines from oak. In addition, the stringent German wine law allows only 20 parts per million per bottle of sulfites usage compared to 320 parts. The result is a cleaner and straight forward taste with little to no possible side effects, i.e. headaches, stuffy noses, heat rashes, etc, but don't take our word for it. Taste and experience the King Frosch difference.

German wine expert and BBG Wines founder, Klaus Bellinghausen, decided to bring his understanding of the German wine culture to other wine lovers. In 2004, he opened BBG Wines as a branch of his international trade organization, Bellinghausen Business Group, LTD."After living in Southern California for 10years, I began to miss the crisp, refreshing
tastes of my favorite grape, the Riesling. It was difficult to find the kind of wine I enjoyed in Germany and even harder to explain to people that not all German wines are sweet! The Riesling is such a versatile grape.

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