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Feature Article
Riesling's Popularity on the Rise
The German grape’s rise in popularity is finally getting traction in U.S. vineyards as the number of acres devoted to the white jewel gradually expands to meet the demand.
by
Dan Berger
April 6, 2009
he latest statistics out of California show that in 2008, grape growers crushed eight times as much Pinot Gris as they did in 1998. Meanwhile, Riesling tonnage was up a meager 55 percent. So it is clear that a lot of people are drinking Pinot Gris (or Grigio if you wish). Yet when you chat with wine makers, the story you get is remarkably different. In conversations with a number of wine makers over the last few weeks, I have heard the following comments, paraphrased and unattributed to protect the wine makers’ jobs:
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