German wine

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As far as American Rieslings go, Chateau St. Michelle does a decent job. I also like one we tried in Washington from Two Mountain Winery but that one is probably not very widely distributed ($13 at winery). I prefer the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region but also dabble in Rheingau, Rheinpfalz, Nahe and Rheinhessen occasionally. From the Rheingau region I can recommend Joseph Leitz as a producer and also the Erbacher Marcobrunn from Schloss Schonborn or von Simmern. I tend to prefer Spatlese and Auslese level and love Eiswein but find it too expensive (a very rare indulgence). Strub is a producer of decent and not very expensive wines from the Rheinhessen region, especially the town of Nierstein.