“Ask most people about Riesling and you’re likely to get a yawn or a “yecchh.” But invoke Riesling with wine pros, and they’ll start drooling like hounds outside a butcher shop.” - Mark Oldman, Oldman’s Guide to Outsmarting Wine

A sleeper, great with food... We scratch our heads at 3CUPS that more folks don’t love Riesling as much as we do. With Riesling there is a similar challenge to pink wines. For years we had less success selling traditional rose because of an image issue and then all of a sudden in the last few years almost everyone is happy with a bottle of pink in their wine tote. Not so with Riesling, and to that end we decided to include a bottle as part of the Real Value, Natural Wine set. Try your bottle with some Asian takeout or with pork chops and braised cabbage. Or with a simple supper of soup and cheese toast. This wine goes so well with food because of the refreshing acidity.

The Wine... This clean, aromatic white is more enjoyable than most white we encounter at twice the price. And this wine is big! For $13.99 you get a liter of natural wine from one of Germany’s most esteemed regions. Simply smell this estate Riesling from the Mosel - what can I say, it makes me happy. As refreshing as mineral water, with light, slightly saline lemon flavors and a hint of green apple. This estate Riesling most certainly “tastes more expensive than it costs.”

The Estate… Heinz and Silvia Welter own 7 hectares of vineyards in and around Piesport, the majority on steep slate slopes. The winery’s name is a combination of Silvia’s maiden name (Später) and that of her mother (Veit), whose winegrowing family is one of Piesport’s oldest. Heinz took over winemaking from Silvia’s father in 1988.