The Barnard Griffin winery label lists "White Riesling" as the variety on a 2004 Columbia Valley product.
I thought all Riesling was white, thus rendering the "White" descriptor as superfluous. Is there a Riesling Noir?
By the way, the wine is a good value.
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White Riesling just means true Riesling. It sometimes was used in California in the past. There have been many wines around the world that have been made from grapes called XXX Riesling, and the "white" was added by some to mean true Riesling. The naming of grapes and wines as XXX Riesling likely was to bask in the glory of Riesling. In the 1800's some of the top German Rieslings were selling at prices higher than Bordeaux first growths.
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Here is a bit more information. I looked in some older books to find various wines that have been called XXXX Riesling. Some of these names may no longer be allowed in some countries, as wine laws change over the years.
Riesling(true): Has been called White Riesling and Johannisberg Riesling in California and elsewhere.
Riesling-Want-To-Be:
Gray Riesling - A white California grape that is a descendant of French Chauche Gris. At one time this was common and cheap, and perhaps some felt a need to add White or Johannisberg to Riesling when they were selling the real thing.
Italian Riesling aka Laski Rizling aka Welschriesling. This grape is grown in many countries. Wine produced from it can be decent, but is in general far inferior to the best true Riesling.
Riesling de Caldas - The Dachese grape grown in Brazil.
With enough time, one probably could find several other names used with Riesling.
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Note its ability to produce the top Burgenland (Austria) botrytised wines, however. Different in style than both German riesling TBAs and Sauternes.
And then there is Schwarzriesling (black riesling) that in Germany designates pinot meunier.
M.
Neither nor. Correct spelling is Johann_i_sb_e_rg. (Berg mountain, Burg = castle).
M.
The year 1978 produced many very rich late harvest Rieslings in California. I have wines from 5 sources from 1978 that range up to 30 percent residual sugar, and most are holding very well. Four come from Napa and one from Alexander Valley. Freemark Abbey, Joseph Phelps, Chateau St. Jean, and Raymond Use Johannisberg Riesling on the label. Veedercrest uses White Riesling. The spelling for Johannisberg is the same on all labels that use it. However none use Johannisberger as would be the case in Germany for wines entitled to use this name.
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