• I found Riesling always fascinating and a great challenge to make. It is such a diverse grape variety with a wonderful quality to express its origin.
• These grapes were grown in a vineyard with soils rich in Kalkstein (limestone) and I love the flavours this gives to the wine.
• Delicate refreshing notes of yellow peaches, autumn apples, citrus and a hint of spice. The flavours are rich with a beautiful balance of fruit and a long mineral finish.

Gerd, Winemaker

• The fruit for this Riesling comes from my very own Fuchsmantel vineyard in Bad Dürkheim. I'm thrilled because this is the first vintage that the grapes from this vineyard have gone into a single wine. My parents were members of the local cooperative, so the fruit from my vineyard used to end up in big blends. Angels will be the first to experience this Riesling.
• The site's optimal combination of vast sun exposure and sandy loam and limestone soils, produce plump ripe grapes with complex characters - classic hallmarks of wines from the Fuchsmantel subregion.
• With flavours of stone fruits on the first sip, followed by floral, yellow peach and citrus... all typical fruit characters you'd expect of a Fuchsmantel Riesling. It's juicy and tropical, but by no means syrupy - this is simply a deliciously fresh wine with a slight spice to its finish.

Gerd Stepp, Winemaker

• Just as a diamond forms under hostile conditions, so too does hardy Reisling. From NZ's Lake Waitaki region, the Ostler Lakeside Riesling has retained charm, finesse and class despite its grapes being grown in seemingly inhospitable rocky soils.
• Ostler winemaker Jeff Sinnot has spent vintages in the world's best vineyards only to realise that there's no place like home. He champions his beloved North Otago with its wild, craggy cliffs making it one of NZ's most important growing sites.
• Crack open this bottle in five years; it will be utterly different from what it looks like today. That's the beauty of Riesling. The Lakeside is fragrant with lovely floral and spicy notes, with mouthwatering mandarin and grapefruit flavours. As it matures, it will become beautifully toasty with honey and marmadale flavours.

• This wine is the truest reflection of its unique region. Using low intervention winemaking, Alexander has really let his vines take the wheel, producing an intense and fruity Riesling.
• It can only be described as a peach and pineapple extravaganza. Tropical on the nose, fruit laden and juicy on the palate, making it the ideal food pairing wine to impress all your mates with - it'll do half the work for you!
• Dish up with a Paella and you can do no wrong. Also a strong contender alongside white meats or a Thai Green Curry.

• The grapes for my Königswingert Riesling come from my parents' vineyard in the Wachenheim. My parents were members of the local cooperative, so the fruit used to end up in a big blend. I am excited that this is the first vintage the grapes from this special vineyard are being made into a single wine - especially for Angels.
• The vineyard is located on rich stoney soil which creates a lovely delicate minerality in the wine. It also makes for refreshing citrusy, lime focused flavours on the palate.
• The grapes are gently picked and extra special care is taken in everything from the timing of harvest to all the intricate process details. From super soft juice extraction to slow fermentation and a long maturation of the wine on its fine lees for 6 months to enrich it's complexity and texture.

Gerd Stepp, Winemaker