2022 Fio Fabelhaft Riesling Alcohol Free, Mosel, Germany

ABOUT THIS WINE Our Fabelhaft Alcohol Free is a sleek, elegant and refreshing Riesling whose alcohol has been removed using state-of-the-art techniques. It represents a thrilling alternative when it's time to toast, with a delicate sweetness that plays fantastically against its acidity and liveliness. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The name Fio means ‘thread’ in Portuguese. The estate is a joint venture connecting two families: the Kettern family, who have been making wine in the Mosel for several hundred years, and the Niepoort family, led by famed Portuguese winemaker, Dirk Niepoort. Dirk is known for his different collaborations and works with winemakers across the globe. In addition to his travels in Spain, France, and Italy, he had traveled to the Mosel in his youth and befriended the late Wilhelm Haag, who passed away recently. Wilhelm was an iconoclast and taught Dirk that “great wine didn’t have to be powerful and rich to be wonderful.” Dirk and his sons Daniel and Marco had been searchin