According to Wine Press Northwest, “New numbers released last month by Nielsen show Riesling to be the fastest-growing white wine in the United States. Its growth year to date was 9.3%, ahead of all other wines but red blends, which has increased a robust 25.3%. This is good news for Washington state, which is the largest producer of Riesling in the country – and Chateau Ste. Michelle in particular, which is the world’s largest Riesling producer. That said, Riesling’s 1.9% share of the wine market is still dwarfed by Chardonnay’s 22% share, according to the report. Cabernet Sauvignon is No. 2 in the country with a share of 12.9% of the market, while Merlot is No. 3 with 11.5%.”

Scott, I’ll definately seek out a bottle at one of the retail stores you mention.

Good point about the carbon footprint, I hadn’t considered that! I still got to have my Mosel rieslings though. I wouldn’t last a week without it!

ANA Vineyards – it wasn’t in our lineup that day but I’m eager to seek it out. If its $12 I agree it’s price point is definitely ahead of the curve. Where did you find it at that price? I can only find it at the $20 mark in the Portland area? ~Pamela

As a Riesling lover I want to see more production from Oregon Vintners but I can’t bring myself to pay these Stupid prices for them. The Daedalus, for example, is a solid wine. But for the $18.00 tariff I can be drinking an outstanding Kabinett from the Mosel. As good as Many of these wines are nobody will ever confuse them with their Mosel/Alsace counterparts. I for one refuse to buy a lesser wine for the same money no matter how much I like to support local products. I have no idea if Oregon wineries could even make a profit charging less but I don’t think Riesling will take off here unless we start seeing more sensible QPR’s. Incidently, your list missed the OUTSTANDING ANA Vineyards. At $12.00 it’s the QPR of the Decade!