Wine of the week: Koster-Wolf Riesling Trocken 2006
by Wine Curmudgeon Posted On
Dallas in August. Hot weather. Glaring sun. So why do so many people insist on drinking heavy red wines?
The Wine Curmudgeon does not know. Instead, I drink wine like the Koster-Wolf (about $10 for a 1-liter bottle) ? light, low in alcohol, lemony, and cheap. Plus, it ?s both food friendly and well-made enough to drink on its own. Think chilled, sitting on a shaded back porch in the evening just before the sun goes down. Or serve it with grilled or boiled seafood.
Trocken is the German designation for a dry wine, but don ?t be confused. It ?s not nearly as dry as Americans are used to. But this doesn ?t mean that it ?s unduly sweet. Rather, it ?s balanced by the acidity in the wine ? as this one is, with the lemony flavor.
And did I mention that it ?s cheap?
