Clemens Busch - Mosel Riesling Trocken "O" 2015

To celebrate the launch of Simon's Kickstarter campaign for his book Amber Revolution, here's a German "orange" wine made from Riesling.

German Riesling still has an image problem in the UK. And Germany is not the first place that comes to mind for unconventional vinification methods. Sure, there are a minority of winemakers, like Peter Jakob Kühn or Thorsten Melsheimer, who have been experimenting long before the current 'trend'. But the high price tags of their off-piste wines reflect their niche status. It's worth noting though, that German Riesling traditionally undergoes overnight skin maceration.

I am a big fan of Clemens Busch's racy, tension-filled Rieslings from Pünderich in the middle Mosel. So when I saw that he had produced an orange wine, there was no way I was not going to give it a spin.

Clemens Busch converted to organic farming practices in 1984, immediately after taking over the 2-hectare family estate (which dates from 1802), and has today grown it to 17 hectares of vi…