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
Dry and dense, from 50-60 year-old late-harvested vines, Altenberg AP-7 shows slate and ripe malic fruit with rounded acids. At 11.5% ABV, you can enjoy this spätlese with roast chicken, pork, boar, or game birds.... Read More
If you're buying something special for someone special who loves Riesling, get old-vine (alte-reben) Gisela. 2023 is floral, seductive, aromatic, lithe, yet loaded with sour candy. You don't want to obscure the lively... Read More
Perhaps one of the most difficult to pronounce, iron-rich Krettnacher Euchariusberg (oy-ka-ree-yoos-bear-g) delivers some of the most zingy wines. Kugel Peter is delicious and easy-drinking with citrus, stones, minerals, salts,... Read More
