Rivaner

Rivaner: von mir gesucht, leider hier nicht besonders begehrt

Rivaner is a dry white wine that is produced primarily in Luxembourg but also in the adjacent Mosel region of Germany. In Luxembourg, it is merrily swilled with all manner of food, including steak-frites. I awoke this morning in a decidedly Lëtzenbuergesch mood and have been intermittently day-dreaming about taking a nice walk on some muddy paths beneath a reassuringly bleek November sky in the Ardennes. While doing so, it suddenly occured to me that Rivaner would be a fine accompaniment to a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Unfortunately, I have never seen a Luxembourgeois Rivaner for sale here in these United States, and while wines from the German Mosel region are hardly a rarity, all I ever see are Rieslings and never a Rivaner.

Have any of you all seen Rivaner for sale in Chicago?

Anton(ius)

Antonius wrote:Have any of you all seen Rivaner for sale in Chicago?

Quickly, I have not.

But a source I've recently begun to use for looking up specific wine info is www.wine-searcher.com --I've found it generally more useful than Google, in any case.

Black Tower is the only brand that comes up available in the U.S. (actually, there's one other from one retailer in one year), and while no local sources are listed, there are a number of online retailers who would ship, it appears.

Good luck.

Aaron

Also, Oz Clarke says the Müller-Thurgau (which I guess is the same grape as Rivaner) does pretty well in northernmost Italy as well, and Sam's has one from Alto Adige and one from Trentino.

Binny's website also shows one from Marco Donati in Trentino-Alto Adige, and another from Chateau Benoit in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

Aaron Deacon wrote:Also, Oz Clarke says the Müller-Thurgau (which I guess is the same grape as Rivaner) does pretty well in northernmost Italy as well...
Binny's website also shows one from Marco Donati in Trentino-Alto Adige, and another from Chateau Benoit in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

Yep, that is the same grape... Thanks for the help... I'll check out some of the northern Italian relatives, but I'm sure the glorious gloom of the Mosel valley adds a little something special to the Rivaner.

By the way, it really is a nice wine!

Thanks again,
A

I've had both of the Sam's selections. Very nice stuff.

A favorite of ours for quite awhile, the Pojer & Sandri is far better than the H. Lun. Unfortunately, Sam's has difficulty keeping it in stock.