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Sektlaune is a Sparkling State of Mind

BySebastian Bordthäuser December 14, 2020November 10, 2023

Sekt embodies free spirit, hedonism, even — in its blatant disregard for rules — punk. The limitless maximization of lust for life and the unadulterated…

Germany · Interview · Portrait

It Takes Two: Eva Fricke and Jenna Fields

ByKathleen Willcox December 14, 2020March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024 Update: Eva Fricke and the German Wine Collection no longer together. Apparently, the tango takes even more complex footwork than either party…

Germany · Interview · Pfalz

Not According to Plan: Sektgut Christmann & Kauffmann

ByPaula Redes Sidore December 14, 2020February 27, 2024

Champagne roots and Riesling blood: an interview with Pfalz’s newest sektgut Christmann & Kauffmann.

Germany · Tasting Article

Sekt: The Chequered History

ByAnne Krebiehl December 14, 2020October 18, 2023

For the longest time, Sekt was a dirty word. It stood for bottles of inexpensive, easy fizz with obnoxious plastic corks to be found on the street,…

View onto the terraced Assmannshäuser Hollenberg vineyards in summer overlooking the Rhine River

Germany · Learn · Rheingau

Rheingau – Past, Present, (And Future?) Greatness

ByValerie Kathawala December 9, 2020October 11, 2024

The Rheingau. A small, splendidly historic region of aristocratic estates and superb terroir awaiting an energizing charge. The steady ship in Germany’s often storm-tossed seas, navigating…

Germany · Interview · Rheinhessen

Balance with a Bit of an Accent

ByPaula Redes Sidore October 29, 2020August 1, 2023

“Free your mind and the rest will follow.” Coming from one of the co-owners of Germany’s oldest wine trading houses, one might suspect a quote…

Germany · Mosel · Tasting Article

The New Magnetism of “Alt” Mosel

ByValerie Kathawala October 29, 2020November 2, 2024

Abandoned vineyards and hard work are opening opportunities for young growers to try their hands a wine growing and making on the Mosel.

Germany · Mosel · Portrait

German Wine’s Radical Love Machine

ByValerie Kathawala October 29, 2020July 19, 2024

Known to his 18,000-plus Instagram followers as @soilpimp, Robert Dentice is a German wine collector and vinyl fanatic, founder of the Riesling Study event series,…

Germany · Baden

Landwein: Flouting Rules to Follow Instinct

ByKatharina Matheis October 29, 2020December 18, 2023

Germany seems to require an official examination for everything. Qualitätsweine (“quality wines”) are no exception. Those that fail the test are slapped with the Landwein label. In April 2015,…

Black and white close up of a record player next to a window

Germany · Ahr · Pfalz

Germany’s Blanc de Noir: In Praise of B Sides

ByPaula Redes Sidore October 29, 2020February 17, 2024

I’ve been a fan of B sides since, well, pretty much since there have been B sides. Record companies have historically used vinyl’s flipside as…

Germany

German Wines’ Compass Swings North

ByKathleen Willcox October 28, 2020May 2, 2024

For decades, America was indeed the promised land: A vast nation of eager consumers with a low bar for entry. German winemakers were among the…

Mosel · Germany · Portrait

Sammie Steinmetz: A Voice for Change in the Mosel

ByValerie Kathawala October 28, 2020February 8, 2024

Sammie Steinmetz is one half of Weingut Günther Steinmetz, a mid-sized, family-run winery in Brauneberg on the Mosel. Born in Pensacola, Florida, Sammie came to Germany…