Wine Flights and Sequences
Most of the fun in tasting wine comes from enjoying the wide variety of flavors available. King Frosch wine flight selections make it easy and fun to experience and compare several wines that belong to the same family. Serve a wine flight at your next dinner party with a selection of King Frosch wines.
You can create flights of wines to compare and contrast wine flavors, to try something new and different. When serving flights, you should pour two ounces of three to four different - yet related - wines, along with a quick explanation of each so that you can enjoy the distinct nuances of the wines side by side.
King Frosch Wine Numbers
King Frosch wines have numbers, but they are not always in the right order to drink as a flight. The order of the flight is actually determined by the residual sugar and dryness levels. You should always start with the wine that has the lowest residual sugar or dryness level and work towards sweeter wines. Below we have divided our wines up into dryness categories. You can choose one from each level, or try all the dry whites, Noble Sweet whites, Mosel Rieslings, or compare all our Chardonnays.
King Frosch Dryness Levels
| Whites | Reds | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry | 10-q, 6.9 | 2, 4 |
| Semi-dry | 7, 11, 15 | 1 |
| Noble-Sweet | 16, 12, 8, 8b | 5 |
| Dessert | 17, 18, 19 | 17, 18,19 |
| Sparkling | 20, 21 | 20, 21 |
About Tasting
Some people like this analogy to smelling perfumes - if you are sampling perfumes, you have to start with a light perfume first in order to appreciate the heavier scents later on. If you start with a heavy and complex perfume, your nose is not able to pick up the light perfume the way the light perfume should be appreciated, since the nose would still be occupied by the heavy perfume. In terms of wine, start with a light and dry wine with low residual sugar first, then go more complex, next try a semi-dry, semi-sweet, fruity, noble sweet, and very fruity like Ice wine or TBA.
Keep in mind that wines will taste different depending on what your palate has been exposed to. For example, if you drink a heavy red wine and then switch to a lighter wine without cleansing your palate, the light wine might not taste as good as it normally would. The same is true if you have been chewing gum or eating a mint.
Wine Tasting Tip
Always start your flight or your evening with a King Frosch Sparkling Wine! King Frosch Sparkling Riesling makes a wonderful start to any wine tasting. This light, refreshing sparkler is perfect before trying a flight of white or red wines, dry, semi-dry or fruity.
King Frosch Dry Whites Trio
Start with a King Frosch Sparkling Riesling, #21 and then try:
- Riesling Off-Dry # 10-q
Please note: This wine is labeled incorrectly, it is actually our driest wine! This very dry Riesling from the Nahe river is packed with typical Riesling flavors and bursting with personality. Refreshing, subtle apple taste with hints of citrus and mango. - Pinot Grigio #9
Pinot Grigio is normally less complex, but this one has so much body, it's a joy to drink. You won't taste oak, just a clean and refreshing taste. Crisp, but complex, the wine has tones of grassy melon and a mild wildflower bouquet with light lemon-citrus flavors, which makes is very attractive. - Dry Riesling #6
Discover how a great German Riesling should taste! This high quality wine is light, fresh and goes down silky smooth. Enjoy citrus, slight green apple and vineyard peach undertones.
King Frosch Sweet Whites Flight
Start with a King Frosch Sparkling Riesling, #21 and then try:
- Semi-Dry Riesling #7
A taste of peach, some apricot, apple and a slight hint of honey make this wine wonderful, lively and fun to enjoy. - Semi-Dry Mosel Riesling #15
This Mosel Riesling is richly fragrant, clean, light-bodied with a lively, fruity acidity. Mosel wines are typical for their fantastic balance between acidity, fruit and sweetness. The unique acidity and light carbonation from the Mosel soil, mostly slate vineyards with natural calcium offer high level of minerals. The taste includes citrus and hint of green apple. - Off-Dry Chardonnay #11
Made from late harvest, fully ripened grapes, this Spaetlese was crafted in the German style using a "no oak" storage process. The result is a beautifully clean, straight-forward Chardonnay. Savor this classic, buttery smooth wine with a slight taste of citrus.
King Frosch Fruity White Flight
Start with a King Frosch Sparkling Riesling, #21 and then try:
- Noble Sweet Mosel Riesling #16
Mosel wines are known for their fantastic balance between acidity, alcohol, fruit and sweetness. This noble-sweet Mosel Riesling Auslese (select picking) is from the steep hills where the geology gives this part of the Mosel a structure and soil of pure slate, which is both highly porous and efficient reflector of heat, this offers the grapes the most of every ray of sun. The noble-sweet with an apple finish makes the wine refreshing and delight to enjoy. It is clean, light bodied, with a lively, fruity acidity. - Noble Sweet Riesling #8b
Crafted from a late harvest of select, very ripe Rheinhessen Riesling bunches, this Auslese has a bit more bite and complexity than other noble sweet wines. The honey taste is complemented with juicy apple flavor, a hint of grapefruit and subtle earthy undertones. There is an excellent balance between acidity and sweetness. - Noble Sweet Chardonnay #12
Now you can compare the taste of the Chardonnay grape with the Riesling, with no "oak" interference. This noble-sweet, late harvest Chardonnay brings a round taste of sweetness to this normally dry grape, enhancing its world famous flavor. Full-bodied, wine with buttery overtones and complex flavors.
King Frosch Red Flight
Start with a King Frosch Sparkling Riesling, #21 and then try (Note: This flight goes from dry to sweet. Not all the wines are dry.):
- Dry Dornfelder #2
The intense, deep red color offers a peppery, earthy taste with dry berry undertones and nice light tannins. A pleasure to drink, this medium-bodied wine starts out dry and stays dry. Produced with no artifical flavors or additives, you taste the natural grape and terroir. - Pinot Noir #4
Also known as Pinot Noir, this dry German Spätburgunder can easily be compared to a $30 wine. It's a smooth, elegant, easy to drink, velvety wine with a distinctive bouquet reminiscent of almonds or blackberries. Crafted in traditional German style, it is medium in color, body and has a lighter tannic acidity than its counterparts from warmer climates. - Semi-Dry Dornfelder #1
It has intense dark cherry color and an aroma reminiscent of forest fruits and elderberries. The taste starts out with lots of sweet berry, but before you can say fruity, the tannins come in and provide for a soft, dry finish. - Semi-Sweet Pinot Noir #5
The grapes for this German Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Auslese were hand picked from select ripe bunches in late November and early December. This medium-bodied, velvety smooth, semi-dry to noble sweet red is excellent as an aperitif or dessert wine, but is meant to be enjoyed with food.