Thank you for your comment, Dingbat. The wine should match the occasion, on that we seem to agree. However, I'd like to encourage you to try German white wines beyond Riesling. Sure, there is a large quantity of bland bulk wine and like anywhere else you will find good and bad in Germany too. Even so there are stunning white wines and you don't have to spend two digit figures to find a good German Pinot Blanc, Silvaner, Gelber Orleans (if you can track one down), Chardonnay or whatever may take your fancy. I even had great Sauvignon Blanc if the international varieties are more to your liking.
No reason to give up on Riesling of course, but also no reason to restrict oneself!
In reply to Riesling versus the rest by Dingbat
German whites
Thank you for your comment, Dingbat. The wine should match the occasion, on that we seem to agree. However, I'd like to encourage you to try German white wines beyond Riesling. Sure, there is a large quantity of bland bulk wine and like anywhere else you will find good and bad in Germany too. Even so there are stunning white wines and you don't have to spend two digit figures to find a good German Pinot Blanc, Silvaner, Gelber Orleans (if you can track one down), Chardonnay or whatever may take your fancy. I even had great Sauvignon Blanc if the international varieties are more to your liking.
No reason to give up on Riesling of course, but also no reason to restrict oneself!