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[…]
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Tag: Riesling
Six Summer Rieslings
Summer is here! Hot weather means cool drinks, with low (or no) alcohol. Drinks that are fresh, fun and zippy.[…]
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Peter Jakob Kühn – 2000 Vintage Eiswein from the Rheingau
Oh, what a treat…but not without a bit of risk. I’m talking about buying a bottle – a half-bottle, in[…]
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Great Sweet Wines of the World Part 1: Eiswein, Germany’s Cold Gold
I’m Canadian, and if there is one style of wine that Canada is well known for, it is Ice Wine.[…]
Read moreSteel – Stone – Wood, Tasting Notes Round Two
Steel – Stone – Wood, Round Two! And finally, Round 2 of the tastings of Steel, Stone and Wood from the “Sixpack”[…]
Read moreWürttemberg Meets California
VDP Württemberg With Californian Guests: Highlights In the south of Germany there is a large-ish state called Baden-Württemberg. As you[…]
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Steel – Stone – Wood, Tasting Notes Round One
Steel – Stone – Wood, Round One! Okay, so here is the first round of tastings of Steel, Stone and Wood from[…]
Read moreSteel – Stone – Wood; an Experiment in Fermentation at Weingut Andreas Schmitges
The Sixpack: Two Bottles Each of Steel, Stone, and Wood Have you ever thought about what affects the taste of the wine you[…]
Read moreIs Riesling so bad?
So the FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) just printed an article by Oliver Bock dealing with the Riesling Symposium that recently[…]
Read more1991 Astheimer Karthäuser from GWF
Wine Saves Life – 1991 Astheimer Karthäuser Riesling Kabinett Feinherb – Gebiets-Winzergenossenschaft Franken Finally, I had a reasonable opportunity to open[…]
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