Entering the huge tasting room of Haus Klosterberg in Bernkastel-Wehlen, with the enormously long (and chic) tasting table, is always a challenge. Markus Molitor lines up more than 70 wines...
Read MoreDuring the biannual VieVinum, the great international wine fair in Vienna's Hofburg, the Vinea Wachau gives a great annotated tasting for dozens if not a hundred professionals in the Metternich...
Read MorePractically all of the better single-vineyard wines from the Austrian Danube region have been on the market since fall 2019, including in the US, where unlike Germany and France, Austria...
Read MoreAs COVID-19 ended my travels prematurely, this report includes releases from Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Franken and Württemberg that I tasted from November to mid-March....
Read MoreThis report includes a 100-pointer from the 2019 vintage, but there are also lots of other exciting wines, mainly Rieslings, from old and new names....
Read MoreI have often postulated that fine Riesling should be aged for at least seven to 10 years. However, hardly anyone likes to wait that long....
Read MoreIn 2020, the great dry wines are particularly convincing, above all the Rieslings. And 2019 is another excellent vintage for Pinot Noir....
Read MoreThis report of miscellaneous German wines focuses on recent releases and includes a wide range of wines, but Riesling, again, plays a dominant role....
Read MoreThis is simply a brilliant set of Pinot Noirs and Rieslings from Martin's Lane in Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada....
Read MoreThe 2020 wines are dry, but I'm thrilled with the Prädikats too, whereas 2021 was a ripe vintage despite the very high acidity and low alcohol levels....
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