To begin, it is necessary to tell you that I love these wines. I don’t love them indiscriminately (I don’t love any grower’s wines that...

Old, close friends, of whom I’ve written many times. I always love tasting their wines, because I can’t possibly be objective, which is...

This was another – yet­ another – example of the difference between tasting and sipping. Having written about this many times now, I’ll...

I sometimes wonder if Gimonnet is really “understood,” notwithstanding their market success. I suspect the estate’s essence, the...

The last group of red wines I tasted was a trio of Spätburgunders from Künstler, which I described as polished and “spiffy,” which I...

“Curious” only in the selection of wines, not in their quality. It appears to be a somewhat random group of wines I didn’t taste...

Sporting a truly lovely new label to boot. And it is a rare thing when I find a label change improves the appearance of a German wine...

One must take care not to extrapolate grand generalities and lofty principles about a wine estate based on a single vintage, especially...

In a few months it will have been 45 years since I first visited Bürklin-Wolf. Little wine-pilgrim me was duly drawn to their tasting...

(Note: to go directly to the tasting report, please follow the Champagne bottle on the right.) APPRECIATIONS: I thought to close out this...