German wine labels are getting more light-hearted. They used sport bucolic images of half-timber villages and spooky castles. Today's young winemakers are less likely to be descended from wine dynasties or attached to such... Read More
Known as Gutedel (goot-EH-del) in Germany, Fendant in Switzerland, and Chasselas in France, this grape is a specialty in the Baden region of southwest Germany, specifically Markgräflerland, bordering Alsace and Switzerland.... Read More
We don't see many wines from Germany's mid-region centered around Würzburg, near the Bavarian border. Franken is famous for its Silvaner and is one of two regions allowed to use the flat Bocksbeutel (goat scrotum)... Read More
A bit more common in Germany than here, Blanc de Noir is a unique take on Pinot Noir. Hammelmannn makes his wine in a corner of Pfalz, where the distinct soil is suited for the region's most important crops, Grumbeer und Zwiebel... Read More
Müller-Ruprecht produces wine in the Pfälzer village of Kallstadt, approximately 20 km west of Heidelberg. This is where Philipp & Sabine Wöhrwag make some really cool chemical-free wines like a Dornfelder Pet-Nat,... Read More
We're big fans of Peter Lauer, from whom we feature a dry Riesling, off-dry Riesling, and now a dry Sekt (pronounced z-eh-kt). Although Germany is not well known for sparkling wine, it makes and consumes significant amounts.... Read More
Peter Lauer's Barrel X has been a house favorite for several years, and it seems to improve with each passing vintage. It's a blend of vineyards and villages from Ayl, Saarburg, Wawern, and Wiltingen - each contributing... Read More
Fass #8 is a luxurious Riesling from the village of Ayl (eye-l), about an hour's drive east of Luxembourg. Although the region is often lumped together as Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, we prefer using the individual river designation... Read More
Perhaps it is a surprise that Pinot Noir (aka Spätburgunder) is the most planted red grape in Germany and also accounts for some increasingly lovely pink wines. Florian Fauth is blessed with limestone-rich soils located south... Read More
A steel-fermented rosé made from saignée Pinot Noir and about 20% Cabernet and Merlot is the last wine one would expect from the vertical slopes of the Mosel Valley, but Dr. Ulrich Stein skillfully incorporates Bordeaux... Read More
Winning with Riesling!!! We never get tired of it! Known as Dr. Deinhard for the first 142 years, the 100-acre estate in Deidesheim was renamed Von Winning (fon vinning) when Achim Niederberger purchased it in 2007. There is... Read More
Das Roxy is made by brothers Peter & Michael Ebert on a big sustainable farm in the Nahe region of Germany (southwest of Frankfurt). It's a blend of one of Germany's most popular red grapes, Dornfelder, and a newer hearty... Read More
