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On the grape and its origins, vineyards and people, history and curiosities. Researched, backed by sources and told without hurry.
Knowledge
2 articlesNot all dry is the same: residual sugar, acidity and what the label reveals
A Riesling with 8 grams of sugar may be called dry, and a Kabinett can be sweet or bone dry. How wine law governs taste descriptions on the label – and why acidity is part of the calculation.
The petrol note: when Riesling smells of the filling station
A molecule with an unwieldy name is the reason mature Riesling can smell of kerosene. To some it is a fault, to others the grape’s calling card. What research knows about TDN – and what it does not.