Von Winning Paradiesgarten Riesling Erste Lage Trocken, 2021

This wine is made of 100% Riesling from the Paradiesgarten (Deidesheim) Vineyard in the Pfalz region of Germany. We would pair it with Meredith Dairy's marinated goat cheese and Bonne Maman apricot jam dolloped on petits toasts. The wine is VDP. Erste Lage which is a German wine classification for a wine that expresses the terroir and character of a vineyard to the fullest. The only higher classification for German wine is Grosse Lage, which is akin to a Grand Cru French wine. The juice for this wine is fermented in large barrels and left on its lees for a whole year to develop great textural complexity. In addition to having a wonderful texture to support passionfruit notes, the wine is very dry, and extremely refreshing.