For example, Paumanok charges $15 for its '98 dry riesling.

The dry German rieslings I've tasted tend to be austere and tight.

Beer is good with this food; so are spicy gewürztraminers and dry but fruity rieslings.

In the $15 range, dry rieslings like the 2000 from Paul Blanck are delicious wines for daily drinking.

Georg Breuer, which makes some of the best dry rieslings, has dispensed with the terminology.

The fetching '94 dry riesling ($8) flies off the shelf.

With this simple vegetarian menu, serve a dry riesling.

Nor are the best dry German rieslings, which are rare because they are very hard to make.

For now, he said, he has no plan to tinker with the successful house style of dry rieslings, which constitute 75 percent of production.

His Alsace-style '86 dry riesling ($9) was subtle and intricately flavored.