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If you are looking for fine German wine and food, you should consider the Rheingau region of central Germany. You can find a good deal, and I hope you have fun on this tour wine education fact-filled in which we review local Riesling Spaetlese literally a late harvest wine, but in fact the one from ripe grapes.

The Rheingau is the most central regions of Germany wine thirteen, but just in eighth position in both the vineyard area and volume of wine produced. It has everything a special track. The great river runs mostly in the east-west and has an excellent exposure to summer sun. In addition, heavily wooded hills block cold air. The Rheingau is famous for its Riesling which represents more than 80% of its total wine production. Pinot Black (Spaetburgunder) comes in second with a meager 10%. But it is Riesling countries and has been since the Middle Ages. And since the late eighteenth century, it was taken Spaetlese and Auslese sweet wines.

If you are in this region you should visit Oestrich-Winkel about thirteen miles (twenty-one miles west of Wiesbaden, the main town in the Rheingau. Oestrich houses the largest vineyard in the Rheingau. The proximity of Brentano Haus has a special room devoted to the writer Goethe, but you need an appointment. north of the city lies Schloss Vollrads, the oldest (this is almost seven hundred years) private wine estate in Germany with a tower and the moat that have been inhabited for centuries. And do not miss the nearby Schloss Johannisberg, described in a previous article in this series.

Before reviewing the Rheingau wine Here are some suggestions of what to eat with indigenous wines when touring this beautiful region. Start by Riesling-Kaese Suppe (Cheese Soup and Riesling). Continue with Bauernente (Duck farmer). For dessert, indulge yourself with Riesling-Torte (torte Riesling).

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Wine Review Letitz Ra¼desheimer Roseneck Berg Riesling 2004 Spaetlese alcohol of 7.5% to about $ 25

Let's start by quoting the marketing materials. Tasting notes: floral aromas combine with wild guava, cinnamon and nut oils. The tropical fruit flavors with a tasty bacony Tang also met with strong rather than sweet. Luscious and long term on the finish. Photo - 90 (B Joel Payne, International Wine Cellar, Jan. / Feb. 2006) and now for my review.

The first sip is deliciously sweet with lots of citrus. I really felt I could finish the bottle What a headache that would give me. My first meal consisted of vegetarian lasagna packaged covered with parmesan cheese. The taste of tropical fruits has remained in my mouth for an average period of time. merged with the sweet tomato lasagna. For dessert, I had a lemon pie with a crust with the French very smooth. Both citrus tastes somewhat different meshes have received some notes of pear and. I then tried the wine with a vegetarian pizza. The Spaetlese was too soft for pizza. He is well paired with toppings but there were not many tomatoes. As always, I do not blame the wine for an orthodox (read weird) food.

The final product involved a pairing of grilled chicken breast lightly with commercially herb roasted potatoes cooked in chicken fat, and quite spicy tomato, garlic, green pepper, salsa and lime juice. This time, the wine was lovely with a fresh acidity and excellent taste of citrus. It does an excellent job of cutting fat potatoes, and believe me, they are fat. This Riesling is a chameleon, she is faced with spicy salsa. In the presence of candy fruit juice wine was quite round, but it was a bit short. It seems to pair well with almost everything. I did something I do not usually do. I.