Riesling, it needs to be said, needs a little help in the PR department.
Way too sweet, some say.
Smells like a gas station, others say.
Can't understand German wine labels, still others say.
And then they move on to something else in the wine aisle.
Yet the reality is this: some of the best Rieslings are bone dry and not sweet at all, the smell of petrol is characteristic of Riesling for good reason, and more and more Riesling comes from outside Germany though even the Germans are getting better at the easy-to-read label thing.
Get it all straightened out, and taste some very nice Rieslings, tonight at D&L Liquorsin Waltham.
It won't cost you a thing.
And you'll be doing Riesling a big, big favor.
WHAT: Riesling Tasting: Sweet to Bone Dry
WHERE: D&L Liquors, 850 Lexington Street, Waltham
WHEN: Friday, April 23 from 4 to 8 p.m.
COST: $0
DAILY TIDBIT:
"The exciting thing is that Riesling, though not native to New York, has a natural affinity to the region and can be used to make very good wine -- wine that's different from Rieslings made in Germany, the Alsace and Australia. We have lots of empirical evidence that this is true."
-- Anna Katherine Mansfield
