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German Lessons in the Finger Lakes

ByNaomi Thorner October 18, 2023November 9, 2023

Slopes tilting toward shimmering water; a long, cool growing season; and shallow slate soil — to a connoisseur of German wines, these features immediately evoke…

Germany

Unlocking Rieslingsekt’s Potential

ByNicole Wolbers July 12, 2023November 9, 2023

Riesling is admired for its complexity, longevity, and ability to reflect its terroir. The same is slowly becoming true in the sparkling wine sector, where…

A tattooed fist hold a corkscrew piercing a wine bottle screwcap.

Austria · Germany

Is It Time for Screwcaps on Fine Wine?

ByNils Kevin Puls May 31, 2023February 19, 2024

Screwcaps for fine wine are making a comeback. Do these cheap and cheerful closures have what it takes for the long run?

Germany · Italy

Rainer Zierock: Visionary Provocateur

ByRainer Schäfer May 31, 2023June 29, 2024

If Emilio Zierock finds it hard to talk about his controversial father, you can’t tell by listening to him. He speaks with remarkable openness about…

Austria · Germany

Cans with a Plan

ByValerie Kathawala May 31, 2023September 28, 2024

Djuce first entered my periphery late last year at the New York City iteration of Karakterre’s natural wine fair. Amid a cheerful invasion of producers from…

Germany · Baden

Wish You Were Here! Love, Bodensee

ByChristoph Raffelt May 31, 2023November 2, 2023

Ask a German about their favorite domestic vacation spots and Bodensee — aka Lake Constance — routinely sits near the top of the list. The country’s largest…

Germany

Still A Place For Prädikat?

BySamantha Cole-Johnson May 31, 2023February 17, 2024

The one piece of German wine law I thought I fully understood was the Prädikat system. First, I memorized the Prädikat levels. Later, I memorized the minimum must weights….

Austria · Germany · Italy · Switzerland

Alpine Wines Get New Scouts

ByValerie Kathawala April 14, 2023May 2, 2024

Archetype, a Portland, Oregon-based import start-up, is focused on Alpine wines. They are refining consumer’s understanding of the category and building community near and far.

Small house at the top of the Vitzenburger Schlossberg vineyard in Saale-Unstrut

Germany · Saale-Unstrut

Wine at the 51st Parallel in Saale-Unstrut

ByChristoph Raffelt February 15, 2023November 5, 2023

Trink Magazine | That viticulture is still possible in Germany’s Saale-Unstrut in an age of climate crisis is due to the microclimate of the valleys and the perseverance of its growers.

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…

Bronze statue tipping his hat above a German Riesling vineyard on Rheinhessen's Roter Hang

Germany · Learn · Rheinhessen

Rheinhessen – welcome to your intervention

BySteven Sidore February 15, 2023February 11, 2024

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….

crystal ball sits atop a wine glass with white wine overlooking the Mosel River

Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Switzerland · Trends

Future Casting

ByValerie Kathawala February 15, 2023February 17, 2024

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

Germany

German Lessons in the Finger Lakes

Unlocking Rieslingsekt’s Potential

Is It Time for Screwcaps on Fine Wine?

Rainer Zierock: Visionary Provocateur

Cans with a Plan

Wish You Were Here! Love, Bodensee

Still A Place For Prädikat?

Alpine Wines Get New Scouts

Wine at the 51st Parallel in Saale-Unstrut

The Southern Mosel Would Like a Word

Rheinhessen – welcome to your intervention

Future Casting

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