Acclaim

“Transparent pale gold. Good aromatic fruit scents, peach and a whiff of mango, fresh but not over the top. Flavors are consistent with the nose, fresh mango and tart acidity, and perhaps just a hint of that fabled Mosel slatey stony character in the background. If there's sweetness there, it's hard to pick out against the zippy acidity. Light 10.5% alcohol makes for easy sipping as table wine or aperitif, and there's a gentle peach-pit bitterness in the finish.”

Sheri pairs this wine with Vietnamese Shrimp Summer Rolls and Thai yellow curry. The maps do not match, but this Riesling, like many others, balances a dollop of sweet with the grape’s characteristic high acidity.

Cents and Sippability- Clean Slate Reisling ($11) was named one of seven wickedly good wine values in a blind taste test for The Wine Trials 2010: The World's Bestselling Guide to Inexpensive Wines (Fearless Critic Media). download

A great value for the price, Clean Slate Riesling offers an “appealing sweetness” that pairs well with salty or spicy foods.

Ladies' Home Journal recommends that Clean Slate Riesling be brought as a gift when going to Holiday parties since it is a sure way to "get the party (and the conversation) started!"

Refreshing Wine Buys low-alcohol-wine “This easy-to-open screw-top wine is a warm-weather crowd-pleaser. Guests will love the peaches-and-cream, beeswax, and apple flavors.”

Clean Slate Riesling 2007 has been chosen as one of the top 150 wines under $15 in the new edition of Wine Trials 2010, a bestselling guide to inexpensive wines. download

Refreshing Summer Wines Under $12 - Scents of peaches and apricots brighten this clean-tasting German white that goes down smoothly with spicy Thai or sushi.

WINE OF THE WEEK: Peach, apricot, a bit of lime and a taste of honey edge it ever so slightly to the sweet, fruity side, but there's more than a modicum of trademark minerality to provide splendid balance...

Screw cap. Great value. Crisp, medium bodied, and off dry in style, this is an excellent Riesling, tasting of apple, honeysuckle, peach, and raspberry.

The name sums up the flavor. Think crisp days and cold water slurped on mountain rocks... Served cold, it has peaches and apricots in the nose, and ripe flavor and texture with an edge of spice.

Bright pear/lime and faint slate aroma; succulent entry, but great acid balance so the wine is just off-dry and works brilliantly with highly seasoned Asian foods.

A riesling in the best tradition of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, it evokes white peaches, lemon-lime zest, a touch of, yes, wet slate and moss, with the brightness and clarity of a sunny day.

Fills the need for a light poolside quaffer, combining aromas of fresh greens, lime and apple with a hint of slate-driven minerality. Green apple and citrus flavors could use a litte more length and intensity, but overall it's nicely balanced, crisp and focused.

Clean slate is a crip, mouthwatering German Riesling in a modern, elegant package that recetly was awarded "Best Riesling Double Gold" at the 2006 San Francisco International Wine Competition.

Light bodied with clean, bright aromas and flavors of honey, apple, pear, and mineral; delicate on the palate, with a honeyed finish.

Very pale color and lemon-lime aroma with underlying slate character; fruity and pleasantly sweet with flavors of honey, tangerine and mango blanced by good acidity.

Sweetness is not an issue here: This wine is all about the perfect balance between demure peach-nectarine flavors and cleansing acidity. Chill well and serve with grilled seafood.

Best Riesling

Great value! An off dry, crisp, light-medium bodied Reisling of excellent quality. It tastes of apple, lime blossom, and pear, with honeysuckle overtones.