Left Foot Charley Dry Riesling

Using the word “dry” to describe a liquid presents interesting challenges. To make matters worse, this wine we call dry isn’t really dry in the puritanical sense. Yes, it has some residual sugar. Now, I hear the murmur from the crowd of wine purists as they gather their stones. But I ask you…who amongst you has not enjoyed the supple mouthfeel of a brightly acidic wine balanced with the seductive caress of a little sugar? What is more important – creating a wine of statistical chastity for the sake of naming a wine dry, or revealing the equilibrium found in a wine that presents a dry palate because of, and inspite of, the depth that a little sugar adds?