Germany Articles - Trink Magazine

AI-generate image of an Auslese wine pouring from a green bottle.

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.

Germany · Austria

A Queer-Forward Wine Shop Gives New Wings to Umlaut Wines

ByValerie Kathawala November 16, 2022March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024 Update: Schmetterling has closed. It’s owners hope to reopen in the future. Are there parallels between German and Austrian wines, small-scale farming,…

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…

Bottle of Furztrocken Riesling wine from German estate Achim Reis in the Mosel

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…

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…

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.’

Summer grapevines in the winegrowing region of Baden in Germany with the Black Forest in the distance

Germany · Baden · Learn

Baden: Wines That Zig Where Others Zag

BySteven Sidore November 16, 2022February 11, 2024

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

Famous bow of Germany's Mosel River seen from Punderich.

Germany · Learn · Mosel

Mosel – The Myth. The Legend. The Reality

BySteven Sidore September 18, 2022May 2, 2024

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…

Germany · Rheinhessen · Tasting Article

Wine Returns to Weinheim

ByChristoph Raffelt July 21, 2022September 10, 2024

A handful of Weinheim visionaries are reshaping the future of German wine in the country’s largest winegrowing region with lessons from the past.

Austria · Germany · Trends

Rotling Outlaws

ByNils Kevin Puls July 21, 2022February 8, 2024

The sun blazes. The air shimmers. On the horizon four figures throw long shadows across the dry, crumbling ground. They are headed toward a city….

Germany · Tasting Article · Württemberg

The Insider’s Guide to Württemberg Riesling

ByValerie Kathawala July 21, 2022November 29, 2023

What do you do when you have world-class Riesling terroirs — including some of Germany’s highest, coolest vineyards, extraordinary old vines and massale selections, and…

Eight hand drawn wine glasses on colored background in the style of Andy Warhol

Germany · Baden

Varietal Psychology

ByRainer Schäfer July 21, 2022November 10, 2023

There’s no end to writings about how wine affects people. It begets relaxation and well-being, of course, but also stimulating discussion. The right bottle can…

Germany