Is Riesling so bad?
So the FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) just printed an article by Oliver Bock dealing with the Riesling Symposium that recently took place at Kloster Eberbach… Read More »Is Riesling so bad?
So the FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) just printed an article by Oliver Bock dealing with the Riesling Symposium that recently took place at Kloster Eberbach… Read More »Is Riesling so bad?
Wine Saves Life – 1991 Astheimer Karthäuser Riesling Kabinett Feinherb – Gebiets-Winzergenossenschaft Franken Finally, I had a reasonable opportunity to open another bottle from the Wine… Read More »1991 Astheimer Karthäuser from GWF
Planet Wein In a city the size of Berlin, you can count on the fact that there are many, many options when it comes to… Read More »Planet Wein – A Berlin Highlight
Wine Saves Life – 1980 Forster Pechstein Riesling Kabinett – Weinkellerei Eugen Müller, Pfalz Today, I opened my first wine from the Wine Saves Life… Read More »1980 Forster Pechstein from Eugen Müller
“Wine Saves Life” That is the name of a charitable foundation begun in 2001 with a single goal: to help children to prosper and, indeed,… Read More »Wine Saves Life
Understanding the German naming system in a few easy steps. German wine labels are famously confusing – and with good reason. The amount of information… Read More »German Wine Labels – Page 1: Introduction
Page 2 – The Official System First, let us deal with the opacity of German quality levels, place names will be on the next post.… Read More »German Wine Labels – Page 2: The Official System
Page 3 – German Vineyard Names Please take careful note of the disclaimer at the bottom of this page. Okay, German vineyard names tend to… Read More »German Wine Labels – Page 3: Vineyards and Sites
Page 4 – The VDP Classification Now, as if all that wasn’t enough, the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) has developed their own system for naming… Read More »German Wine Labels – Page 4: The VDP Classification
Brauneberger Juffer and Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr In a land filled with vineyard sites paradoxically both renowned and difficult to pronounce (or even remember, in the case… Read More »Brauneberger Juffer and Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr