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...

For the first wine among the Spätburgunders, my impressions diverged markedly according to the glass I used. One glass rendered the wine...

Here’s a quick report on the early-bottled ‘21s fro m Nigl. I don’t know if or when I’ll receive the top wines, but tasting these was a...

There’s a lot of talk about “balance” in these notes, which is because many of the wines were awkwardly balanced. This is different from...

I was interested. The young couple are members of Herkunft Rheinhessen, in which most of the cool young growers are included; they’re in...

If you’re in Germany prospecting, as I was a few years ago, there’s a good chance you end up in Rheinhessen – wondering why you didn’t...

Readers unfamiliar with the basics are invited to examine two of my earlier blog posts, which provide a basic introduction to the region....

A new (shipped in December 2021, received Sept 2022) batch of SchlossGobelsburg has arrived, and tasted - wander on over. I do not intend...