Questions on Aging Vocabulary & Rielsing

I don't think that the top-growers (or at least the top-growers with established export markets) are going to abandon sweetish wines anytime soon, but I bet that they make fewer of them and more dry wines than they used to and the rest of the field, including some up-and comers are absolutely drifting dry.

Yes, that sounds more likely. Will be interesting to see and taste the scene over the next few decades.

I mean what else would you want to drink?

German Rieslings, perhaps?

Austrian and Alsatian Riesling are ok as well.

David, can I put in a plug for BC Rieslings?!!

Kelly,

As someone said previously, about drinking windows, in general - don't take them that seriously. I tend to like my wines much older than what is usually indicated, for instance. In many cases I think the writer is trying to provide some indication of when the wine will be approachable, and good-for-sure - older age depends on taste preferences sometimes, and storage conditions always. But they can be useful to compare similar wines for relative structure and "hardness" of style - i.e. those that obviously need "more time" will have their early drinking window further out.