Help! Soul Food + Wine!

[Thomas]

Re, more information on Riesling: it is the name of a grape variety grown widely in Germany, Alsace, the Finger Lakes of NY and also Washington State (California too, but only a few Riesling wines from there are of any note, in my humble opinion).

Depends on where you live and what your shopping experience is, but you can generally find German and Washington Rieslings across the U.S., most from the latter tend toward the insipid (again, a humble opinion) so look for German. Talk to your merchant about the foods and that you want a fruity, not sweet Riesling.

If you are on the East Coast you might luckily have access to NY Finger Lakes Riesling, the overall best region in the U.S. for this grape (no humility there). If you can get them, try Prejean (a cajun family connection, and their wines are sold in Louisiana for that reason alone, but their Rieslings are superior) Glenora, Fox Run, Vinifera Wine Cellars and Hermann Wiemer.