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- 6. One of Germany's best Riesling producers. Its owner was originally trained as an archaeologist and was inducted into Decanter's Hall of Fame in 2005 (2,6)
- 8. The mass-produced semi-sweet white wine that is said to have ruined the international reputation of German wines in the 1980s
- 10. 90% of this country's Riesling come from its South Island, where they often retain some residual sugar(3,7)
- 12. This geographic line puts Canada's Okanagan Valley on the same northerly parallel as Alsace, the Mosel, Rheingau and Wachau
- 13. This designation can refer to dry Rieslings of the highest must weight in the Prädikatswein pyramid
- 14. Riesling tends to develop this flavour after prolonged ageing
- 17. Domaine Trimbach's top Riesling cuvée, in Alsace(4,3,4)
- 18. This Western Australian estate makes a top Riesling from its Isolation Ridge Vineyard
- 19. German wine category made from frozen grapes (usually Riesling), in tiny quantities
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- 1. Another word for off-dry in German Riesling
- 2. The premier Riesling-producing region of New York State(6,5)
- 3. The designation for the lightest, least sweet Rieslings of Germany's Mosel
- 4. The top dry white wines (most famously Riesling) from the Grosse Lage sites identified by the VDP(7,7)
- 5. The abbreviation referring to the sweetest style of Austrian and German quality wines
- 7. Riesling is a signature variety of this Canadian province
- 9. This variety is a cross of Riesling and Madeleine Royale developed in the 1880s(6,7)
- 11. Henschke, Yalumba and Pewsey Vale are among the famous Riesling producers in this South Australian valley
- 13. Riesling grapes naturally contain a high level of ___, allowing it to age gracefully
- 15. Jeffrey Grosset is the most renowned Riesling producer in this South Australian valley
- 16. Spionkop and Paul Cluver are masters of Riesling in this South African region