Weekend wine with Blake Creedon

Wine tastings are always interesting, but the organisers of a one-off event devoted to the riesling grape next month have outdone themselves.

The Riesling Revolution at Ballymaloe House in Co Cork is a tutored tasting which, uniquely, brings together winemakers from the three regions most famous for growing that peerless white grape.

Of the three, it is the German winery, Carl Ehrhard’s family holding in the Rheingau, that is probably most frequently mentioned in this column. Imported by Karwig’s and also available in wine shops such as Curious Wines, Ehrhard’s range spans the highly approachable entry-level Orange Label (below) through to sublime dessert wines, all of which are very good value.