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Fess Parker Riesling Santa Barbara
750ml$13.99
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Mix 6 for $12.59 each
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
Santa Barbara, CA- "This handcrafted wine has proven to be a favorite year after year. Our Riesling is a refreshing, off-dry wine with prominent peach, apricot and melon aromas and flavors."
Product Details
OVERVIEW
Geography
Santa Barbara wine country, hugging the Pacific coast north of Los Angeles, boasts unusual geographic features that have helped savvy winemakers turn the area into one of California’s most talked-about wine regions. The Santa Barbara wine tastings featured in the film “Sideways” helped introduce the region to millions of fans.
Varietal / Type
High-quality German Riesling, Alsace Riesling and Riesling wines from select U.S. regions are some of the world’s great wines. Because Riesling is rarely made with oak or blended with other grapes, its dry wines showcase the varietal’s pure green apple, citrus and peach flavors with bright and refreshing acidity; sweeter versions offer unique flavors of tropical fruit, honey, spice, smoke and sometimes even a hint of petrol.
In Germany, where the variety originates, Riesling wine labels indicate five different sweetness categories: Kabinett (dry to off-dry), Spätlese (sweet), Auslese (sweeter), Beerenauslese (very sweet) and Trockenbeerenauslese (super sweet). Winemakers in nearby Alsace, France, are known more for their dry Riesling wines.