my opinion of a Vin D'Alsace Riesling I had tonight

[Thomas]

Alsatian Rieslings certainly are different than German ones and they certainly are an acquired taste--but the latter is true for all wine, especially with novices.

I believe the key to getting started and enjoying wine is to have wine with food. Alsatian wine, as most wines in the Old World tradition, are for food--certain foods at that. Riesling is among the most versatile food oriented wines on the planet, and it is an injustice to evaluate the Alsatian version by omitting food from the wine/value/like/or dislike equation.

Do this: get the wine again; taste it alone; then, taste it with sausages, preferably topped with a good mustard; taste the difference.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 01-19-2002).]