January 2011

Washington State Dry Rieslings

On the same day I discovered Pacific Rim Dry Riesling 2006 at an incredible price at the BGO, I also noticed that chain grocery stores in Washington state were featuring Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling 2009 for Thanksgiving. I thought it would fun to write a review that paired these wines. I like them both very much, and while they are ostensibly the "same" varietal from the same state, they are very different from each other. Now, granted it's a little odd to compare a 2006 to a 2009, but I'm not making qualitative judgments here—as I said, I like both of these dry Rieslings quite a lot.