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Wine Press - How To Read A German Wine Label
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Learn how to read a German wine label like this one for the 2019 Joh. Jos. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett. (Photo by Ken Ross)
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Many wines made with Chardonnay grapes simply say Chardonnay on the bottle.
That’s certainly the case with most California Chardonnays or Cabernet Sauvignons or other wines made with other grapes.
What you read is what you get.
Same goes for many wines from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
The labels are fairly straightforward.
But as I explained when I started writing this occasional series a few months ago, not all wine labels are created equal.
As for the yarn about German supremacy, that s a bit of a tough one. German emigrants brought Riesling with them across the world and there are wonderful examples from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well as the more Germanic areas of Europe. However, the critics don t seem to think that the wines of those emigrants can match the wines of the mother country, according to the list below.
The sweet/dry thing is more straightforward. It s a product of Riesling s outstanding versatility and the fact that it covers the spectrum from bone dryness to syrupy sweetness, which is also why so many consumers are confused by it; they re never quite sure whether the next one they buy will taste like the last one.