Today I visited Riechsrat von Buhl. This was once on the the great wine estates not just of Germany, but in the world. Over the years, bits of the estate…
Falling in love with German wine
So I have been in Germany for six days now (including the arrival day, and today which has just started, which makes four days of visiting and tasting). This has…
A tasting of organic wines from the Rheinhessen, Germany
The Rheinhessen is Germany’s largest wine region. With more than 26 000 hectares under vine, it’s responsible for more than a quarter of the country’s vineyard area, although the Pfalz…
In Germany, pursuing organic wine, day 1
I’m in Germany. On a press trip focusing on organic German wines. As of 2013, the most recent figures I have, Germany has 7800 hectares of certified organically farmed vineyards,…
Wines with Winerackd: Meinklang Konkret and Thörle Hölle
Popped over to spend a very pleasant evening with Daniel Primack, who among other things established Zalto in the UK, to the eternal debt of serious wine lovers across the…
On the road in Germany, part 2: Ahr, Rheingau, Nahe and Rheinhessen
It was raining when we woke in the Mosel, and the rain continued most of the way on our journey to the Ahr Valley. It had mostly cleared by the…
From the road in Germany
Just the briefest of blog posts this morning from what is turning into a truly enlightening but also incredibly fast-paced trip. The only downtime we have had so far is…
Latest Douro wines from Dirk Niepoort, and his brilliant Mosel collaboration with Kettern
At ProWein I caught up with Dirk Niepoort, and took a look at his Douro wines, and also a new project from the Mosel that he’s involved with: a collaboration…
Thörle Spätbrugunder 2013 Rheinhessen, Germany
I’m a big Pinot Noir fan. I just love it when it is good, and increasingly it’s becoming much easier to find decent Pinot from around the world, and not…