As Pure as It Gets
Few would dispute that Riesling does not like new oak; new wood generally stomps all over Riesling’s delicate flavors. The variety also does not favor malolactic fermentation, which has the lovely floral characteristics that make Riesling the special grape that it is. Finally, Riesling generally prefers not to be blended with other grape varieties.
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May 24th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Riesling Rules says:
The variety also does not favor malolactic fermentation, which has the lovely floral characteristics that make Riesling the special grape that it is.
As written, this sentence does not make sense. Malolactic fermentation doesn’t have “floral characteristics,” Riesling does; but that’s not what the sentence says. I think something got lost in over-zealous editing.