Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine, roasted pork belly, or fresh goat cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Oliver Zeter's Riesling represents a modern, highly expressive take on the Pfalz's signature grape. Grown on the region's diverse soils—ranging from limestone and loess to colored sandstone—this wine benefits from the Pfalz's exceptionally warm, sunny microclimate, often referred to as the 'Tuscany of Germany.' Zeter, famous for his whimsical bear mascot (a tribute to a family drawing by artist Otto Dill), crafts this Riesling to showcase pure fruit and vibrant minerality. Vinified primarily in stainless steel to preserve its crisp, aromatic profile, it balances Pfalz's characteristic ripe stone fruit notes with a precise, refreshing acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2007 by Oliver Zeter and his family, the Oliver Zeter winery is situated in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the sun-drenched Pfalz region of Germany. Born out of a deep-seated passion for viticulture after years in the international wine trade, the estate gained swift acclaim, symbolized by the iconic 'drinking bear' caricature sketched by artist Otto Heinrich Strohmeyer in the 1930s. Oliver Zeter embraces a modern and meticulous approach to winemaking, championing parcel-specific vinification and selective oak aging to showcase the terroir's diverse sandstone, limestone, and loess soils. The winery is particularly celebrated as a pioneer of multifaceted Sauvignon Blanc in Germany, alongside pure, expressive bottlings of Grauburgunder, Riesling, and distinctive, age-worthy red blends such as 'Z'.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12-12.5%