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No other wine country repays attention to detail the way Germany does. Plenty of us are familiar with the specificity of German wine labels, but few realize the focus, heritage, and love behind them. German wine is in the midst of a stunning transformation. It is moving from safe toward thrilling — and at blinding speed. Riesling reigns supreme, but there’s been a significant shift in the direction of Spätburgunder and Chardonnay that is very much worth tracking. 

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The Southern Mosel Would Like a Word
Germany · Mosel

The Southern Mosel Would Like a Word

ByRainer Schäfer February 15, 2023November 9, 2023

Jonas Dostert is relaxing in the inner courtyard of his family’s Southern Mosel estate in Nittel. The sun is shining, the grapes were harvested in late…...

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Rheinhessen – welcome to your intervention
Germany · Learn · Rheinhessen

Rheinhessen – welcome to your intervention

BySteven Sidore February 15, 2023November 5, 2023

A jack of all trades is inherently a master of none. While finding the right focus can help, that is often easier said than done…....

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Future Casting
Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Switzerland · Trends

Future Casting

ByValerie Kathawala February 15, 2023November 12, 2023

Trink Magazine | Valerie Kathawala hazards forecasts for the future of wines from Alto Adige-Südtirol, Austria, Germany, and German-speaking Switzerland.

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Is It Truly ‘Aus’ with Auslese?
Germany · Mosel

Is It Truly ‘Aus’ with Auslese?

ByDavid Schildknecht November 16, 2022November 11, 2023

With production levels dwindling, many German wine circles are asking the uncomfortable question “Is Auslese finished?” David Schildknecht answers.

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A Queer-Forward Wine Shop Gives Wings to Umlaut Wines
Germany · Austria

A Queer-Forward Wine Shop Gives Wings to Umlaut Wines

ByValerie Kathawala November 16, 2022November 11, 2023

​ Are there parallels between German and Austrian wines, small-scale farming, and the queer community? If so, the most essential may be a shared need…...

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Weingut Blankenhorn: French Inspiration, Local Engagement
Germany · Baden · Portrait

Weingut Blankenhorn: French Inspiration, Local Engagement

ByBart De Vries November 16, 2022November 11, 2023

Weingut Blankenhorn It wasn’t love at first sight for Martin and Yvonne Männer of Weingut Blankenhorn in Schliengen. On a trip to Switzerland in spring 2015, they…...

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What’s German for Drier Than Dry? Furztrocken, of course
Germany · Essay · Mosel · Tasting Article

What’s German for Drier Than Dry? Furztrocken, of course

ByPaula Redes Sidore November 16, 2022November 14, 2023

The dark wit of Berlin. Dangerously low water levels in the Rhine River. Black bread. Germany does trocken like few others. And then there’s the wine. Despite…...

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Oliver Zeter’s Mise En Pfalz
Germany · Pfalz

Oliver Zeter’s Mise En Pfalz

ByNils Kevin Puls November 16, 2022November 11, 2023

Zeter assesses the natural bounty of his home, the Pfalz, with the eye of a chef. The soils are his mise en place — the basis of…...

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On the Way to German Chardonnay 2.0
Germany · Baden · Pfalz · Rheinhessen · Tasting Article

On the Way to German Chardonnay 2.0

ByChristoph Raffelt November 16, 2022November 14, 2023

Roughly five years ago, a group of sommeliers, journalists, and ambitious wine aficionados gathered in Hamburg to dig deep into one of the world’s great grapes. We called it 'Cool Climate Chardonnay.'

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Baden: Wines That Zig Where Others Zag
Germany · Baden · Learn

Baden: Wines That Zig Where Others Zag

BySteven Sidore November 16, 2022November 11, 2023

Baden is Germany's third largest winegrowing region. From Cooperatives to Landwein, learn what makes this region and its wines so important.

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Mosel – The Myth. The Legend. The Reality
Germany · Learn · Mosel

Mosel – The Myth. The Legend. The Reality

BySteven Sidore September 18, 2022October 16, 2023

The Mosel, Germany’s oldest winegrowing region, knows how to beguile. The Rheingau swathes itself in the trappings of nobility, Baden boasts of its sunshine, the…...

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Wine Returns to Weinheim
Germany · Rheinhessen · Tasting Article

Wine Returns to Weinheim

ByChristoph Raffelt July 21, 2022September 12, 2023

Entering Rheinhessen from elsewhere, it’s easy to become lost in the maze of similar-sounding towns. No less than eighteen of the 22 communities surrounding the…...

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