Trade Journal WEINWIRTSCHAFT presents "Top 100 Wines 2010"

German Riesling Wines are Bestsellers

Roughly 60 percent of the winning white wines came from German wineries, among them particularly popular German Riesling producers, whose wines were at the top of the list. The title white wine of the year was given to the 2009 Saar Riesling from the Weingut Van Volxem in Wittingen (Moselle). Second was the 2009 Schloss Johannisberger Riesling Silberlack Grand Cru by Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg'sche Domäne in the Rhinegau. Third was 2009 Riesling Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Dr. Deinhard Kabinett dry from the Palatinate Weingut Von Winning.

German Red Wine of the Year

The title German Red wine of the Year went to Weingut Knipser for its 2008 Blauer Pinot Noir dry. The Palatinate winery is one of the few German producers that was able to climb high with their red wines this year. "This is the impact of the difficult vintage 2008, which showed great Pinot Noirs in Germany, but made it rather difficult for red wine producers", recall the magazine's editors.

Best of red wines (Foto: Meininger Verlag)

Competition for Italy's red wines?

Spain and France were able to move up in the red wine sector. Both wine nations were part of the winners with 10 wines each - a good increase of roughly 50 percent compared to the previous year. However, Italian producers still could not be beat. A total of 25 red wines from Italy was among the 100 best wines of the year. It is not surprising that three Italian red wines share the top.

The 2006 Vigna Pedale Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOC by Torrevento (GES Sorrentiono) was named best red wine of the year, followed by the 2006 Poggio Delle Faine Rosso Toscano IGT by Francesco Minini Cantina and the 2007 Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rúfina DOCG by Marchesi de‘ Frescobaldi (Schlumberger distributorship). (red.yoopress)

White wine of the year:

• 2009 Saar Riesling dry, Moselle - Weingut Van Volxem (10,60 Euro)

Red wine of the year:

• 2006 Vigna Pedale Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOC - Torrevento, GES Sorrentino (7,95 Euro)

German red wine of the year:

• 2008 Blauer Pinot Noir dry, Palatinate - Weingut Knipser (9,80 Euro)

Prosecco of the year:

• Il Fresco Prosecco Spumante DOC brut - Villa Sandi, Stephan Pellegrini (8,95 Euro)