About Riesling White Wine

About Riesling White Wine
Although many consumers believe Riesling is a sweet wine, there are all types, ranging from bone dry to ultra-sweet. Offering a remarkable array of perfumes ranging from apricot and peach to peony and petrol, and having excellent natural acidity, Riesling is one of the world’s greatest wines.

Top Picks for Riesling

Weis Vineyards 2024 Ice Wine Riesling
97 points
$59
A textbook Riesling ice wine, world class with a seemingly endless finish; this is a serious food wine as a foil for decadent savory food and delivers way above and beyond being simply called a dessert wine.
Awards: '2026 New York Wine Classic - Best Dessert Wine' 2026 New York Wine Classic - Best Ice Wine (frozen on the vine)
Weis Vineyards 2024 Winzer Select A Riesling
95 points
$28
The archetypal Riesling that put NY State Vinifera on the map, hard to set your glass down once you take your first swirl and sip — this will take your cheese and charcuterie platter to the stratosphere.
Awards: 2026 New York Wine Classic - Best Riesling (Sweet)
Casa Larga Vineyards 2025 Fiori Delle Stelle Ice Wine Cabernet Franc
94 points
$87
Cherries galore with a hint of savory dried herbs, wildflower honey and sun dried heirloom tomatoes,the decadent fruit and electric acidity in this ice wine are sweet and savory at the same time.
Johnson Estate NV Methode Champenoise Sparkling Ice Wine Lake Erie
94 points
$69
Crisp, clean with and packed with zippy red fruit, a natural at the end of a meal, even more exciting as a foil to cheese and charcuterie.
Filkins Vineyards 2024  Riesling
94 points
$25
Best Buy
Off-dry and vivaciously aromatic, packed with crisp acidity and wet stone minerality to balance the pineapple and melon fruit, this Riesling will be a champion from socializing through dinner.
Awards: 2026 Taste Michigan Governor's Cup - Governor's Case Winner
94 points $25 Best Buy
Acquilano Wine Cellars 2022  Riesling
94 points
$22
Riesling with electricity from start to finish, as sumptuously appealing as the ginger-pineapple-candied lime zest flavors are on their own as an aperitif, you will need a second bottle as you MUST have this with Peking Duck, a great marriage of tropical fruit and acidity.
Weis Vineyards 2023 Winzer Select A Riesling
94 points
$28
A honeyed, silky white which would be delicious sipped slowly and contemplatively.
Awards: 2025 New York Wine Classic - Best Riesling (Sweet)
Weis Vineyards 2024 Winzer Select K Riesling
93 points
$26
Crisp, dry, fruity and floral all at the same time with a long, balanced finish of perfectly ripe fruit and creek stones.
Weis Vineyards 2020 Winzer Select S Riesling
93 points
$28
A refreshing, tangy and balanced Riesling packed with fruit and zippy ginger to enjoy on its own and with food.
Casa Larga Vineyards 2025 Fiori Delle Stelle Blanc Ice Wine Vidal
93 points
$87
A floral ice wine with notes of Belgian ale yeast, candied pear and potpourri.