Grapes

Question 1

Riesling

Answer 1

• 50,000 hectares worldwide, about half in Germany
• Then US, Australia, France, Ukraine, Austria, Moldova, Hungary, Czech Rep, NZ
• Within Germany:
  o Pfalz 14K ha
  o Mosel 13K ha
  o Rheinhessen 10.5K ha
  o Rheingau 6K ha
  o Wurtttemberg 5K ha
  o Nahe 3K ha
  o Baden a touch less
• Ch Ste Michelle single largest producer of Riesling in the world – 1.4 million cases
• Dr. Loosen doesn’t want botrytis in his dry wines, so his workers pick the Riesling in two different colored bins