Riesling between $25 and $50

A gorgeously intense Riesling, with notes of lemon, orange, blood orange, pineapple, mango, and honey. This wine has a very pronounced structure, and the ripe acidity gives it great texture, one of the most underrated qualities... Read More

Still very reductive or sulfidic on the precise and elegantly aromatic nose, the 2022 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett Feinherb opens without telling much at this early stage. The attack on the palate is racy, but in fact,... Read More

Stefan Steinmetz took over his family’s 120-year-old estate at just 17 years old, following his father’s sudden passing. He has elevated it to benchmark status acquiring some of the top small Mosel vineyards—like... Read More

Stunning, focused Riesling from a small producer in the Finger Lakes of New York. Heart & Hands is managed by Tom and Susan Higgins. They are tuned into the finite details of vines - down to individual rows- on their tiny estate... Read More

The HJW Vineyard is where it all began. On a bench of land seven hundred feet above Seneca Lake, Hermann planted the estate's first Riesling vines in 1977. We spotlight this block each vintage in the limited release Riesling... Read More

Lush tropical aromas announce the ripeness of our Riesling Late Harvest. Sourced from select blocks in our Josef, Magdalena and HJW Vineyards, this structured, balanced Riesling shows a subtle minerality that underscores its pleasing... Read More

Cool lake breezes contribute to our estates ability to slowly ripen fruit. This is a textural Riesling with early spring bloom aromas and lush stone fruit flavors that are backed by structured acidity and lingering minerality.... Read More

A blend from Gernot's four Grand Cru sites of ungrafted vines that are a minimum of 60 years old. A vivid, energetic, deceptively dry Riesling with rich fruit and powerful aromatics (reminiscent of an Alsatian wine).... Read More

The vines here are all over 40 years old (some up into their 70s) and the concentration is there. Yet the 2022 feels to me more juicy, expressive and friendly than the 2020. It also has a very serious structure, chewy and phenolic.... Read More

Julian Haart was trained by Riesling legends Egon Müller and Klaus Peter Keller. The young winemaker has quickly established himself as a rising star in the Mosel, crafting precise, mineral-driven wines from his family's... Read More

Opens with a greenish, vegetal and almost dusty bouquet of grass and earth, whereas the fruit aromas emerge only slowly but nobly, with a very fine and maybe just-ripe note representing the stunningly coolish character of 2022.... Read More

German wine fans should expect to see more of these “1G” wines going forward. Essentially a “Premier Cru” wine, these can be made from either single-vineyard, “premier cru-designated” sites... Read More

The epitome of delicacy in a Spätlese. It is in no way a dry wine, yet the tart and salty vibrations might make parts of your brain think it is! This is supremely focused and clear, with a slim form attenuated into something... Read More

Méthode champenoise Riesling from the Saar legend Peter Lauer is anything but your ordinary Sekt. This dry sparkling white comes from 20+ year-old vines and matures at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius in dark-vaulted rooms for over... Read More

The wine is called “Senior” as a tribute to Florian’s grandfather who was already in the 1950s famous at least in the Saar Valley for his dry Riesling. For 2023, the “Senior” is a dry wine (legally... Read More

Dry Riesling produced from a single vineyard, the Argetsinger Vineyard on Seneca Lake, one of the oldest Riesling vineyards in the Finger Lakes. The Argetsinger Vineyard's limestone soils produce a grape of lean minerality... Read More

This sparkling riesling developed lovely toast and apple aromas in addition to its minerality and delicate floral scents. Beautiful Riesling grapes with no botrytis, producing a sparkler with layers of minerality, fruit, brioche... Read More

Wow! The texture on this wine is like falling into a pillow—where some Finger Lakes Riesling can be sharply edged and austere, this one is polished and round, with detailed tropical fruit, lime and beeswax flavors. It’s... Read More

Around 60% of the Riesling for this wine was fermented and aged in neutral French oak, with the balance vinified in clay amphora. It's named for the Roman god of the sea; a nod to the wonderful salinity imparted by 18 months... Read More

Sourced from the Grand Cru vineyard Goldtröpfchen, this lightly off-dry wine is packed with notes of salty, ocean air, white peach, crushed slate, and lime zest. The intensity of the minerals pair nicely with the richness... Read More

The Krettnacher Euchariusberg Auslese is harvested from vines planted in 1944 and 1964 in the privileged Gross Schock part of the vineyard, a deep, south-facing parcel of blue slate cooled by hillside breezes. Yields are punishingly... Read More

The Palmberg is Stein’s “Grand Cru” and a vineyard to measure against any other vineyard in the Mosel, period. It is an awesome site, an ancient wall of vines filled with ungrafted plantings that are 90+ years... Read More