White wine

The whites are Riesling and Pinot Blanc from Paulinshof in the Mosel, Riesling, Chardonnay, and Viognier from Engel in Rheinhessen, and Chardonnay and Pinot Gris from Tidebrook in East Sussex. Dry and off-dry styles.

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Mosel · Germany

Brauneberger Kammer GG

Dry Riesling from a Grosses Gewächs classified site. Notes of slate, red apple and apricot, with a finish that carries the slate through.

NOK 482 at Vinmonopolet

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East Sussex · England

Staddle Stone Chardonnay

Chardonnay from Sussex. Lime and citrus, integrated oak from barrel ageing, and 10 months in 228-litre French oak barrels.

NOK 550 at Vinmonopolet

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Mosel · Germany

Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Trocken

Kabinett from the Brauneberger Juffer. Citrus and ripe apple, a herbal streak and salty minerality. Light, dry Riesling at 11.5%.

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Mosel · Germany

Brauneberger Kammer Feinherb

Off-dry Riesling. "Feinherb" marks a touch of residual sweetness that balances the acidity. Fresh, and a good match for spiced food and blue cheese.

NOK 424 at Vinmonopolet

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Rheinhessen · Germany

Frauenberg Riesling

Dry Riesling from the Frauenberg site in Nieder-Flörsheim. Clear, fresh yellow fruit with an acid-driven, mineral finish.

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East Sussex · England

Medieval Monk Pinot Gris

Pinot Gris in an English version. Citrus, apple and freshly picked pear, with creamy texture from long lees ageing.

NOK 452 at Vinmonopolet

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Mosel · Germany

Pinot Blanc Trocken

Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder) in a dry style. White flowers and ripe pear on the nose. Fresh, with a round mouthfeel. Works well with shellfish and light seafood.

NOK 308 at Vinmonopolet

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Rheinhessen · Germany

Rotliegendes Riesling

Riesling from the red Rotliegendes bedrock. A spiced nose of yellow fruit and orange peel, fresh acidity and clear minerality. Off-dry.

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Rheinhessen · Germany

Sauloch Chardonnay

Chardonnay from the Dalsheimer Sauloch site in Rheinhessen. Saline minerality, yellow fruit and a herbal edge, with body and clear acidity.

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Rheinhessen · Germany

Viognier Reserve

Viognier from Rheinhessen. Acacia and hibiscus on the nose, melon and honey on the palate, spiced and creamy.

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Mosel · Germany

Vom Roten Schiefer

Riesling from parcels of red slate, which gives more warmth and depth in the soil than the more common blue. Clean, mineral and fresh.

NOK 299 at Vinmonopolet

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Dry or off-dry: the two words on the label that matter most

Trocken means dry: under nine grams of residual sugar per litre. Feinherb and halbtrocken sit just above, with a touch of sweetness that balances the acidity rather than making the wine sweet. That is the style many people are actually after when they ask for a "dry" white to go with spicy food.

Riesling carries this system best, because its acidity keeps the wine fresh wherever the sweetness sits. The full explanation of trocken, feinherb, Kabinett, Spätlese and Grosses Gewächs is on the Riesling page, together with every Riesling in the selection.

Pinot Blanc, which the Germans call Weissburgunder, has lower acidity and more body, and is the calmer option when Riesling gets too sharp. The Chardonnay and Pinot Gris from Tidebrook in East Sussex are dry, from a cool climate with high acidity.