Online Tastings: “Die Güter” get ProWein right
In these days of pandemic restrictions, there are very few public tasting events going on. Tastings, generally, are only possible – if at all –… Read More »Online Tastings: “Die Güter” get ProWein right
In these days of pandemic restrictions, there are very few public tasting events going on. Tastings, generally, are only possible – if at all –… Read More »Online Tastings: “Die Güter” get ProWein right
Summer is here! Hot weather means cool drinks, with low (or no) alcohol. Drinks that are fresh, fun and zippy. That means: Riesling. Or it… Read More »Six Summer Rieslings
Oh, what a treat…but not without a bit of risk. I’m talking about buying a bottle – a half-bottle, in fact – of Eiswein (better… Read More »Peter Jakob Kühn – 2000 Vintage Eiswein from the Rheingau
I’m Canadian, and if there is one style of wine that Canada is well known for, it is Ice Wine. In a country like Canada,… Read More »Great Sweet Wines of the World Part 1: Eiswein, Germany’s Cold Gold
Steel – Stone – Wood, Round Two! And finally, Round 2 of the tastings of Steel, Stone and Wood from the “Sixpack” from Weingut Andreas Schmitges. If… Read More »Steel – Stone – Wood, Tasting Notes Round Two
VDP Württemberg With Californian Guests: Highlights In the south of Germany there is a large-ish state called Baden-Württemberg. As you can probably imagine, the state… Read More »Württemberg Meets California
Steel – Stone – Wood, Round One! Okay, so here is the first round of tastings of Steel, Stone and Wood from the “Sixpack” from Weingut Andreas… Read More »Steel – Stone – Wood, Tasting Notes Round One
The Sixpack: Two Bottles Each of Steel, Stone, and Wood Have you ever thought about what affects the taste of the wine you drink? Have you ever considered… Read More »Steel – Stone – Wood; an Experiment in Fermentation at Weingut Andreas Schmitges
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