Linda Murphy writes: California value wine producer Fetzer Vineyards has run out of Riesling, which is grand, because it indicates that Americans finally are embracing Riesling as the great drink that it is.
Now Fetzer has used German-like ingenuity to solve its out-of-stock problem: German Riesling.
Now available in 13 US states is the Fetzer Valley Oaks German Riesling ($9), made from grapes grown in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer and Rheinhessen. Fetzer winemakers purchased wine lots from these regions and blended them so that the final product tastes similar to the off-dry Fetzer Valley Oaks California Riesling, also $9...