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There's more to German wine than Riesling

Published Thu, Aug 27, 2020 · 09:50 PM

PLUNGING into German riesling is like a great high dive into a pool of dazzling wines - graceful, complex and utterly delicious.

Some people gladly leap over the edge. Others hang back, mistakenly believing that all rieslings are sweet or shrinking from the supposedly indecipherable nomenclature of German wine labels.

Regardless of where they stand, most consumers share the perception that riesling represents the entirety of German wine.

But a whole other Germany exists, of myriad reds, rosés and whites that make clear that riesling is only part of that nation's wine story. These wines offer many of the joys that attract riesling lovers. Best of all, they also are often great values.

Inspired by a delicious German pinot blanc I found at under US$20, I shopped at Manhattan wine stores and came up with 12 superb bottles that demonstrate the appeal of German wines beyon…