As if anyone needed an excuse to celebrate one of the world's finest grapes, here comes Riesling Week 2010.
This versatile wine is famously friendly with a variety of foods, thanks to its refreshing acidity. And the broad range of styles in which the noble grape is made could be a source of lifetime study: After all, Rieslings from Germany, Austria and Alsace are all distinctive and the ripeness pendulum swings from dry (Trocken) to intensely sweet (Eiswein).
So take a six-day immersion course for the sixth annual Riesling Week from July 26 through August 1.
You'll have ample opportunities to admire--and drink--Riesling: Restaurants like Frontera Grill and C-House will be featuring special pours and flights and food pairings and top wine shops like Provenance Food & Wine and Cabernet & Company Fine Wine Shop will be pouring free tastings.
Now, if only the celebration were a month rather than a week.
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