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Offering a range of styles and flavors, riesling is the wine lover's wine

There are a few things about riesling that we can count on for sure. One is that it is pronounced "REECE-ling," with an "s" sound and not a "z" sound. Another is that not all of it is sweet, and in fact, the vast majority of it is dry. And finally, wine folks are enraptured by this classic white grape variety.

Why are so many people afraid of it? People of a certain age might associate riesling with the sweet German wines peddled in

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