Riesling is enjoying a renaissance according to USA Today, “the old fashion way”, without the help of a blockbuster movie like ‘Sideways’ to boost sales. An article in USA Today on Friday, ‘Riesling would like your attention, please’, states that Riesling has become the fastest-growing white wine in terms of sales mainly due to level of investments of wineries and the affordability of the wines.

This is exactly what I discovered with the Chateau St. Michelle (see review, In Review: 2007 Chateau Ste Michelle Columbia Valley Riesling – A White Wine Bargain) one of the Rieslings they include in their wine list.

Washington state is the center of production for the varietal followed by California, New York and Oregon.

One of the myths that inhibited Riesling sales in the past was the perception it was always sweet and simple. In reality it can be found in many different styles, and is adding some excitement to the wine industry.

[USA Today Article archive link]

Clinton Stark
Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Fan of Napa (and Diet Coke)

Clint co-founded StarkSilverCreek and writes about social media, arts, wine, indie film, and his trusty Droid. An aging ice hockey player, he tries in vain to direct Loni in SSC videos. Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Clint is a Silicon Valley and new media entrepreneur. From the early PC clone days in the 80’s, to the explosion of telecom and networking in the 90’s, and now to social networking, Web 2.0 and software-as-a-service, Clint has successfully built businesses and start-ups into multi-million dollar operations. Recently as VP marketing he spearheaded the launch of a $110M company. But that was then.

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