German wine wins Canberra riesling award A GERMAN wine from maker Weingut Georg Muller Stiftung has been judged the best drop in Canberra's annual International Riesling Challenge. Ten judges tasted 487 wines from eight countries as part of the challenge, with the Schutzenhaus Trockenbeerenauslese 2011, from the Rheingau region of Germany, winning the Best Wine Award. The top Aussie drop was the Pikes Traditionale Riesling 2013 from the Clare Valley in South Australia. The awards were presented at a ceremony on Friday night at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra.