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Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard 2015 Dry Riesling

Item: Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard 2015 Dry Riesling
Rating: 92
Author: Lenn Thompson

By Lenn Thompson on December 7, 2017 0 Comments

Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard 2015 Dry Riesling

92 points

One of the best sub-$20 dry rieslings tasted this year. Aromas of peachy stone fruits, Bartlett pears and orange peel are accented by a distinct river rock note. Labeled dry, but definitely shows fruit sweetness. Nice concentration on the palate -- almost unctuous in its peachy tropicality. Shows nice acidity, but isn't made in the super-nervy style. Better balanced than many of those lemon-water styled dry rieslings.

Producer: Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard
AVA: Finger Lakes
ABV: 12%
Vineyards: 45% HJW, 30% Josef, 25% Magdalena
Price: $17

* Review sample provided by the winery

About Author

Lenn Thompson

Lenn Thompson, a proud Pittsburgh, PA native, moved to Long Island more than a decade ago and quickly fell in love with the region’s dynamic and emerging wine community. A digital and content marketing and community professional by day, he founded NewYorkCorkReport.com in early 2004 to share his passion for the wines, beers and spirits of New York State. After running that site -- which became the premier source for independent New York wine commentary, reviews and news -- for 12 years, he launched TheCorkReport.us in late 2016 to add the wines of Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Vermont and beyond to his beat. Lenn currently serves as the wine columnist for The Suffolk Times weekly newspaper and is the former editor of the Long Island Wine Gazette. He contributes or has contributed to publications like Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Beverage Media, Edible Brooklyn, Edible East End and Edible Hudson Valley. Lenn served on the board of directors for Drink Local Wine, and is the creator and founder of TasteCamp, an annual regional wine immersion conference for writers and trade. An admitted riesling and cabernet franc fanatic, he’s intensely passionate about eating local and the many local wine regions of America. Lenn lives in Miller Place, NY with his wife Nena, son Jackson, daughter Anna and their dog, Casey Lemieux Thompson.