Best Riesling Wine Under $20

It's no wonder RELAX Riesling is America's favorite Riesling. A Wine Enthusiast "Best Buy," RELAX Riesling is a refreshing, crisp, authentically German Riesling. Slightly dry with an enticing fruity bouquet, it shows intense flavors of apples and peaches with a hint of citrus. Serve chilled.

Clean and fresh, this juicy wine carries a bit of fruit sweetness, but the flavors are tilted toward minerality rather than fruitiness. It's wonderfully refreshing, with a mix of citrus rind, melon and white peach working into an extended, palate-cleansing finish

Kung Fu Girl Riesling White Wine is a vibrant dry riesling with shimmering aromas and flavors of white peach, mandarin orange and apricot. Crafted with fruit grown in vineyards in the Columbia Valley region of Washington state, this Kung Fu Girl wine is made with 100% riesling grapes. With a medium body and a crisp finish. this table white wine is ideal for pairing with fresh seafood, duck, pork and Chinese and Thai food. For best quality, chill this crisp white wine in the refrigerator for two to two and a half hours before serving at about 50 degrees. Please enjoy our wines responsibly. © 2020 Charles Smith Wines, Prosser, WA USA

This entry-level Dr. Loosen Riesling embodies the elegant and racy characteristics of steep, slate-soil Mosel vineyards at a very reasonable price. It is a bright, vibrant, fruit-driven wine made with grapes from contracted growers throughout the Mosel River valley who work very closely with brothers Ernst and Thomas Loosen to achieve excellent quality and superb concentration in every vintage. With its bright fruit, cleansing acidity, low alcohol (just 8.5%) and affordable price, the Dr. L Riesling is the ideal welcome wine for every gathering, and great for just about every course in a meal.

Bota Box Riesling is a medium-bodied wine that offers lively aromas of sweet melon, ripe stone fruit, honey and floral notes, followed by flavors of juicy lychee, pear, white peach and a hint of green apple.

Schmitt Sohne Family Wines Rieslings are everything that great German Rieslings are supposed to be: richly fragrant, light-to medium bodied, with a lively, fruity acidity and earthy minerality. They’re the kind of easy drinking, go-with-anything wines that only dedicated vintners, steeped in centuries-long winemaking tradition, can make.

Cupcake Vineyards' Riesling is a zesty, fruit-forward wine from vineyards in Germany’s Pfalz region. Germany’s sun-filled days provide a warm yet mild climate that let the grapes slowly and fully ripen for this delicious Riesling. The sandy soils of this region contribute to the elegance of the wine while the heavier clay soils add some spicy depth to the character.

Ripe stone fruit and nectarine flavors with hints of honey and citrus. Black Box Wines Riesling forms a lush palate with delicately balanced acidity that culminates in a bright, refreshing finish.

Kendall- Jackson Vintner's Reserve Riesling white wine reveals layers of apricot, peach and Anjou pear that intermingle with bursts of aromatic jasmine delivering a delightful finish to this Monterey County Riesling. Since 1982, Kendall-Jackson has remained relentlessly committed to producing only the finest quality wines from grapes grown in California’s cool, coastal vineyards. We carefully match climates and soil types for each grape varietal, and then guide each vineyard lot throughout the entire winemaking process. Our proprietary approach to winemaking has earned us our world-renowned reputation for wines that consistently exhibit our signature rich layers of flavor, combined with delicate balance.

A refreshingly juicy, off-dry style Riesling from the heart of Riesling country, in Germany’s Mosel. Fragrant aromas of white peach, nectarine and pear backed by pastoral scents of hay or straw.

Every once in a while, a casual stroll on the beach yields an unexpected treasure an unbroken shell, an unusually shaped stone, a piece of sea glass. Occasionally, the same thing happens with wine. Riesling grapes thrive in cooler climates that allow the grapes to ripen slowly and steadily, producing wines that range from bone dry to delectably sweet. Riesling’s high acidity is lusciously balanced by its fragrant floral aromas and sweet fruit flavors. SeaGlass Riesling is a perfect expression of Monterey County, with its cool ocean air, minimal rainfall and long growing season. Enjoy this distinctive Riesling as an aperitif or pair with spicy ribs or fresh lobster. .

A crisp acidity and characteristic Keuka Lake minerality enhance the lively lemon, green apple and floral notes of this wine.

Discover Nightstar Riesling

From Germany’s famed Pfalz region, our Riesling delights with aromas of ripe honeydew and lemon chiffon. The broad and full-bodied wine fills the palate with creamy lemon, bright citrus and a hint of sweetness, finishing with a zesty thirst-quenching zing. Cultivated on steep inclines in the Pfalz region, these grapes are hand-picked, then de-stemmed and gently pressed. We use a Riesling-specific yeast in a cool and slow fermentation to accentuate delicate flavors. By aging the wine sur lie and stirring it regularly for up to two months, we impart roundness to the body and create soft, creamy notes.

Zesty lime and pineapple notes are tart and invigorating on the nose of this spry, off-dry Riesling. The palate is fruity and forward, offering easy, open layers of juicy white grapefruit, apple and yellow cherry. A spry, concentrated wine with wide, general appeal to enjoy now through 2021. ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA

This zippy Riesling is floral and weighted, with notes of lime sorbet, rose petals and a hint of fennel.

Named for First Lady Sarah Polk, this semi-sweet aromatic Riesling has a distinct honey bouquet. Perfectly balanced, this wine has tasting notes of ripe fruit on the front and a lingering light finish.

The dry style Riesling is the signature of Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard. With each vintage, we seek to match the appropriate level of fruit flavor with refreshing crispness that lets the true qualities of the Riesling grape shine through. Hints of lime and orange blossom on the nose set the stage for a succulent palate of apricot and grapefruit. Our trademark minerality creates a beautiful texture that carries into a long, lingering finish.

Carl Sittmann Riesling has aromas of green apples, pears, and apricots. The sweet flavors of peaches and apples are gracefully balanced by the crisp acidity keeping it refreshingly elegant and graceful without being too sweet.

Our signature Riesling is vibrant and aromatic, featuring the distinctive minerality that has become our trademark. Fragrant essence of spring blossoms sets the stage for a succulent palate of early fruit, balanced with a refreshing crispness, revealing the true qualities of the Riesling grape. A brilliant texture carries into a lingering finish, in a wine that accommodates a wide range of food.