Riesling

• Ripening: Mid-late season.
• Vibrant citrus and crisp orchard fruits, subtle florals, distinctive minerality.
• High acidity and raciness is a defining characteristic, adding balance.
• Fruit purity, precision, and concentration from long ripening period created by lake influence, which leads to ageability.
• Range from bone dry to sweet, with ice wines’ and late harvest wines’ sweetness balanced by cool-climate acidity.
• Many wineries produce a range of style expressions from dry to sweet, and traditional “Sekt” style traditional method sparkling to forced carbonation.