German Riesling

German riesling is one of the most widely respected wines.
German Riesling
Europeans have appreciated German riesling for hundreds of years. barmalini/Shutterstock
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One of the world’s greatest wine regions produces so little red wine that it can be considered negligible.

I refer to Germany, where the riesling grape has near complete dominance and for a good reason: it makes one of the world’s greatest wines. It has established such a reputation that all rieslings in the world are compared to it.

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