Riesling Rediscovered

Bold, Bright, and Dry

John Winthrop Haeger

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University of California Press
08 March 2016

Wines

"""What makes the book so encompassing, informative, and relevant is that Haeger has avoided focusing on viticulture or enology or economy in isolation, and has instead looked at all of them in their historic and contemporary scientific and socio-cultural context. . . . Not everyone loves Riesling, but those of us who do will find our passion articulately explained and expressed in Haeger’s book.""—Anne Krebiehl, MW, The World of Fine Wine ""If you haven't been sold on dry riesling, this is required reading; if you're already a fan, it's an essential reference to add to your shelf.""—Wine & Spirits

Riesling is the world’s seventh most-planted white wine grape variety and among the fastest growing over the past twenty years. It is a personal favorite of many sommeliers, chefs, and other food and wine professionals for its appealing aromatics, finesse, and minerality; for its uncanny ability to reflect terroir; and for its impressive versatility with cuisines of all types. It is stylistically paradoxical, however. Now usually made dry in most of Europe and Australia, and assumed dry by most German consumers, Riesling is made mostly sweet or lightly sweet in North America and is believed sweet in the American marketplace irrespective of origin. Riesling is thus consequently—but mistakenly—shunned by the mainstream of American wine drinkers, whose tastes and habits have been overwhelmingly dry for two generations.

Riesling Rediscovered looks at the present state of dry Riesling across the Northern Hemisphere: where it is grown and made, what models and objectives vintners have in mind, and what parameters of grape growing and winemaking are essential when the goal is a delicious dry wine. John Winthrop Haeger explores the history of Riesling to illuminate how this variety emerged from a crowded field of grape varieties grown widely across northern Europe. Riesling Rediscovered is a comprehensive, current, and accessible overview of what many consider to be the world’s finest and most versatile white wine."

By: John Winthrop Haeger
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 998g
ISBN: 9780520275454
ISBN 10: 0520275454
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 08 March 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Winthrop Haeger is a sinologist, historian, and academic administrator who has written about wine since 1985 for Connoisseur, Wine & Spirits, Saveur, and other publications. He is the author of North American Pinot Noir (2004) and Pacific Pinot Noir (2008), both published by UC Press.

Reviews for Riesling Rediscovered: Bold, Bright, and Dry

What makes the book so encompassing, informative, and relevant is that Haeger has avoided focusing on viticulture or enology or economy in isolation, and has instead looked at all of them in their historic and contemporary scientific and socio-cultural context... Not everyone loves Riesling, but those of us who do will find our passion articulately explained and expressed in Haeger's book. -- Anne Krebiehl, MW The World of Fine Wine A thorough, rigorous and quite fascinating analysis of Riesling's world, focusing on dry Riesling production in the Northern Hemisphere. The Wine Economist With a historian's clear eye for illuminating detail, Haeger describes how riesling is made... As a go-to book for understanding-and selling riesling to others-Haeger's language and thorough research skills can't be beat. -- Deborah Grossman Sante Online Fills a significant void in contemporary oenological scholarship with its detailed look at the expanding quality and popularity of dry Riesling, the increasing diversity in styles, and the land and people behind these exciting wines. Lars Carlberg Mosel Wine A study that will become a standard work on Riesling... Haegar is a China scholar, and his book on Rielsing combines a scholarly rigor with an evident passion for his subject. -- David Marcus The Street You stand to learn a great deal. -- Joe Roberts 1 Wine Dude The definitive book on the varietal currently in print in the English language... Fans of both reading and wine will enjoy Haeger's precise and fluid prose. -- James Knight Bohemian A fresh, contemporary look at this venerable grape and its wines... A superb reference for a new generation of Riesling lovers. The Somm Journal