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Plump and off-dry, with succulent peach and honeydew flavors that finish with a sweet accent.
Crisp and fresh aromas of saline, lavender and chilled Asian pear slices are a nice start. Meyer lemon and grapefruit flavors are seasoned with spicy clove and ginger notes and a touch of pine needles. More acidity would be welcome, but overall an enjoyable wine.
The wine's primary aroma of pineapples and wet rocks is joined by a trace of something smoky, like a roaring campfire at the beach. Peaches and lemon-lime soda pop flavors are tempered by a bit of orange zest. This off-dry Riesling is need of a bit more acidity.
This is indeed a sweet wine. The wine also has plenty of acidity, so it has that going for it. Aromas of lemon tarts and 7-Up are a canary in the residual sugar coal mine. Flavors like lemon drop hard candies and a peach margarita continue the theme. The wine is sweet without hitting cloying territory.
Top 100 Best Buy for 2022
The aromas provide plenty of appeal, with notes lime leaf, herb, peach and jasmine. Off-dry-drinking stone-fruit flavors follow. There's pleasing acidity throughout.
Year's Best for $20 or Less
Aromas of flower, Nestea iced tea, apricot and peach hard candy lead to body-dry flavors. It's full in feel. There's a lot of value to be had.
Aromas of jasmine, flower, apricot and peach lead to medium-sweet stone-fruit flavors. The sweetness and acidity play well off each other. It brings a lot of value.
Expressive aromas of orange marmalade, citrus, brown sugar and honey are followed by sweet, rich but well balanced fruit flavors. The variety's pleasing sense of acidity keeps the sugar well in check. Marmalade notes linger on the finish.
BEST BUY
Top 100 Best Buys of 2021
The aromas are bright, with notes of freshly cut apple and white peach. Sweet but well-balanced fruit flavors follow, with Nestea Lemon Iced Tea notes on the finish
Smart Buy
Soft and fairly sweet, with honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas and tropical fruit flavors.
BEST BUY
BEST BUY
The aromas draw you into the glass, with notes of lime leaf, herb, pear and flower. Dry, well-balanced fruit flavors follow, backed by lively acidity. Beautiful stuff.
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Best Value
Soft and delicately sweet, with lively pineapple and lemon flavors that show spicy accents. Drink now.
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Best Value
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Appealing notes include pear, jasmine and orange blossom. It drinks a hair off dry with stone fruit flavors that seem a bit dilute
Sweet, polished, focused and expressive, playing the grapefruit, pear and spice flavors against bracing acidity. This avoids being cloying, and persists harmoniously. Delicious now, but should deepen with cellaring. Drink now through 2025.— H.S. (5 March 2015)
BEST BUY (May 2014)
BEST BUY (May 2014)
BEST BUY
Penetrating aromas suggest lemon oil and citrus blossom, with a hint of terpene. This is the driest version of this wine to date, with residual sugar down around 0.5%. Pear skin, pear flesh and citrus carry it through a lengthy finish. May 2014
BEST BUY ~ # 10 TOP 100 BEST BUYS 2012 ~
A Fresh and textural wine, this puts a spicy spin on citrus rind and stone fruit flavors of peach and apricot. There’s an intriguing hint of white pepper as well, and an overall sensation of density, intensity and exceptional length. – PG 9/01/12
#1 TOP 100 2011 ~ Rich on the borderline between dry and sweet, this richly fruity riesling is packed with flavors or peach, apricot, pear, a hint of mint, and a streak of wet stone. There is a lot going on for such an inexpensive wine. – PG 11/01/11
BEST BUY ~ The sweetness gauge on the back label indicates this as medium dry, and at 3.2% residual sugar, there is more than a hint of sweetness. It’s all in fine balance, full flavored, fruity and round. A mix of peaches, apricots and Mandarin oranges makes this an interesting Riesling with some complexity. — […]
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. -HS 11/30/12
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. –HS
| Review product name | Reviewer | Rating | Review text | Date posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Spectator | Best Value |
Plump and off-dry, with succulent peach and honeydew flavors that finish with a sweet accent. |
February 18, 2025 |
| 2023 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy | November 15, 2024 | |
| 2023 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy | November 15, 2024 | |
| 2022 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Pacific Northwest Wine Competition | Gold | July 1, 2024 | |
| 2022 Pacific Rim Riesling | Pacific Northwest Wine Competition | Gold | July 1, 2024 | |
| 2016 Solstice Vineyard Riesling | Pacific Northwest Wine Competition | Gold | July 1, 2024 | |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Solstice Vineyard Riesling | Wine Advocate | 90 pts | April 1, 2024 | |
| 2022 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
Crisp and fresh aromas of saline, lavender and chilled Asian pear slices are a nice start. Meyer lemon and grapefruit flavors are seasoned with spicy clove and ginger notes and a touch of pine needles. More acidity would be welcome, but overall an enjoyable wine. |
September 12, 2023 |
| 2022 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
The wine's primary aroma of pineapples and wet rocks is joined by a trace of something smoky, like a roaring campfire at the beach. Peaches and lemon-lime soda pop flavors are tempered by a bit of orange zest. This off-dry Riesling is need of a bit more acidity. |
September 12, 2023 |
| 2022 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
This is indeed a sweet wine. The wine also has plenty of acidity, so it has that going for it. Aromas of lemon tarts and 7-Up are a canary in the residual sugar coal mine. Flavors like lemon drop hard candies and a peach margarita continue the theme. The wine is sweet without hitting cloying territory. |
September 12, 2023 |
| 2021 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts |
Top 100 Best Buy for 2022 The aromas provide plenty of appeal, with notes lime leaf, herb, peach and jasmine. Off-dry-drinking stone-fruit flavors follow. There's pleasing acidity throughout. |
September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine & Spirits Magazine | Year's Best |
Year's Best for $20 or Less |
September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
Aromas of flower, Nestea iced tea, apricot and peach hard candy lead to body-dry flavors. It's full in feel. There's a lot of value to be had. |
September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
Aromas of jasmine, flower, apricot and peach lead to medium-sweet stone-fruit flavors. The sweetness and acidity play well off each other. It brings a lot of value. |
September 30, 2022 |
| 2019 Pacific Rim Solstice Vineyard Riesling | Somm Con Concours D ‘Vin | Excellence Award | September 29, 2022 | |
| 2018 Pacific Rim Vin De Glacière | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts |
Expressive aromas of orange marmalade, citrus, brown sugar and honey are followed by sweet, rich but well balanced fruit flavors. The variety's pleasing sense of acidity keeps the sugar well in check. Marmalade notes linger on the finish. |
August 11, 2022 |
| 2020 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
August 11, 2021 |
| 2020 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
Top 100 Best Buys of 2021 The aromas are bright, with notes of freshly cut apple and white peach. Sweet but well-balanced fruit flavors follow, with Nestea Lemon Iced Tea notes on the finish |
August 11, 2021 |
| 2019 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Spectator | Smart Buy |
Smart Buy Soft and fairly sweet, with honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas and tropical fruit flavors. |
January 6, 2021 |
| 2018 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts | September 27, 2019 | |
| Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
January 31, 2019 |
| 2017 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
January 31, 2019 |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Solstice Vineyard Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 91 pts |
The aromas draw you into the glass, with notes of lime leaf, herb, pear and flower. Dry, well-balanced fruit flavors follow, backed by lively acidity. Beautiful stuff. |
January 31, 2019 |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
August 14, 2018 |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Spectator | Best Value |
Best Value Soft and delicately sweet, with lively pineapple and lemon flavors that show spicy accents. Drink now. |
August 14, 2018 |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
August 14, 2018 |
| 2015 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Spectator | Best Value |
Best Value |
November 18, 2016 |
| 2013 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY Appealing notes include pear, jasmine and orange blossom. It drinks a hair off dry with stone fruit flavors that seem a bit dilute |
October 12, 2015 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Riesling - Organic Grapes | Wine Spectator | 92 pts |
Sweet, polished, focused and expressive, playing the grapefruit, pear and spice flavors against bracing acidity. This avoids being cloying, and persists harmoniously. Delicious now, but should deepen with cellaring. Drink now through 2025.— H.S. (5 March 2015) |
March 6, 2015 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY (May 2014) |
March 27, 2014 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY (May 2014) |
March 27, 2014 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY Penetrating aromas suggest lemon oil and citrus blossom, with a hint of terpene. This is the driest version of this wine to date, with residual sugar down around 0.5%. Pear skin, pear flesh and citrus carry it through a lengthy finish. May 2014 |
March 27, 2014 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 91 pts |
BEST BUY ~ # 10 TOP 100 BEST BUYS 2012 ~ A Fresh and textural wine, this puts a spicy spin on citrus rind and stone fruit flavors of peach and apricot. There’s an intriguing hint of white pepper as well, and an overall sensation of density, intensity and exceptional length. – PG 9/01/12 |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2010 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts |
#1 TOP 100 2011 ~ Rich on the borderline between dry and sweet, this richly fruity riesling is packed with flavors or peach, apricot, pear, a hint of mint, and a streak of wet stone. There is a lot going on for such an inexpensive wine. – PG 11/01/11 |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY ~ The sweetness gauge on the back label indicates this as medium dry, and at 3.2% residual sugar, there is more than a hint of sweetness. It’s all in fine balance, full flavored, fruity and round. A mix of peaches, apricots and Mandarin oranges makes this an interesting Riesling with some complexity. — […] |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Riesling - Organic Grapes | Wine Spectator | 90 pts |
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. -HS 11/30/12 |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Riesling - Organic Grapes | Wine Spectator | 90 pts |
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. –HS |
March 14, 2013 |