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Date: 2005-04-02 20:06:37

Subject: Re: Also world class in Austria

I believe the best Rieslings and GVs of the Wachau are vinified dry under a
different system than the usual Kab, Spl, Aus one. Qualitatsweins from this
region are labeled Steinfeder, Federspiel, and Smaragd for approximately the
same levels of ripeness, but these wines cannot be finished sweet; they are
approximately Trocken level of residual sugar.

In Kremstal and Kamptal and Burgenland there are wines labeled the other
way. The Burgenland wines around Rust and the Neusiedlersee are often finished
with some residual, as they are in certain other areas of the country. The
Burgenland wines are often frankly dessert wines, BAs, TBAs, Ausbruchs, and
Eisweins being common.

Best, John

In a message dated 4/2/2005 1:00:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
raymd@singnet.com.sg writes:

Hi Gerhard
I am with Jochen. An Austrian off-dry or even mildly sweet (1.5~2.5% r.s)
with good acidity white will be great.
I believe, there is no one style that suits all occasions and pleases the
palate unendingly. Too much of either style is boring.
As for me, for relaxation, I prefer a dry. For one to go with our
explosively spicy cuisines, an off-dry, refreshing, not-too-high alc.,
fruity white will be a great gastronomic pleasure. Conversely, a bone-dry,
full-bodied and heavily wooded white will make your mouth go BAND!. Just a
point of view.
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jochen Mueller" <jochen.mueller@clever-mail.net>
To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 3:33 AM
Subject: [wineforum] Also world class in Austria (formerly: Hi

> > Gerhard
> > [from AUSTRIA .... we also have world-class-wines here ..... ;-) ]
> Gerhard, no problem to believe that. However, I would like to drink a good
> sweet Riesling Spätlese with 10% alc or less from a Wachau or Kamptal top
> site:-)
> Best,
> Jochen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerhard Präsent <praesent@telering.at>
> To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com>
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:50:31 +0200
> Subject: [wineforum] Re: Hi Fellow Wine Buddies, I've a Question
>
> > > Considering the global trend for Dry wines, do you guys or ladies
> > > think the Lieblich style for Riesling will remain viable?
> >
> > Unfortunately most of the exported semi-sweet German wines is of rather
> > low
> > quality (Liebfrauenmilch etc.)
> > But selling quantities indicate that there MUST be a market for it
> > somewhere
> > (in GB?).
> >
> > > Will Germany stop the production of fruity wine (a mildly sweet
> > > Spatlese for example) in the near future?
> >
> > I do not think most growers (or cooperatives) will STOP production -
> > and if
> > the quality is good and the bottles sell, why should they? IMHO they
> > should
> > try to raise the qualitative level of these wines ....
> >
> > MY personal problem is that many German wines are labelled as DRY
> > (trocken) - and they don´t taste really dry, because the residual sugar
> > is
> > at the upper limit of 9gr/liter.
> > If I´d like to order a "DRY Riesling Spätlese" I have no idea if I ´ ll
> > get a
> > really dry wine - or one that tastes "semi-dry" (and I much prefer
> > completely dry white wines ... or very sweet ones on the other hand).
> >
> > But the semi-sweet wines have their fans, especially in Germany itself,
> > they
> > are a good company to some dishes, and many deserve really high ratings
> > - no
> > doubt.
> >
> > Gerhard
> > [from AUSTRIA .... we also have world-class-wines here ..... ;-) ]
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Raymond" <raymd@singnet.com.sg>
> > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.de>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:45 PM
> > Subject: [wineforum] Hi Fellow Wine Buddies, I've a Question
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > Considering the global trend for Dry wines, do you guys or ladies
> > > think the Lieblich style for Riesling will remain viable?
> > > Will Germany stop the production of fruity wine (a mildly sweet
> > > Spatlese for example) in the near future?
> > > Regards
> > > Raymond
> > > Singapore.
> > >
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