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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. 

bike basket advertising German-speaking wines from four regions
EAT & TRINK | Pfalz Riesling and Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Germany · Eat+TRINK · Pfalz

EAT & TRINK | Pfalz Riesling and Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

ByJoyce Lin May 19, 2021August 1, 2023

If you ask a person from Taiwan to choose the 10 dishes that best represent his or her cuisine, Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup is inevitably…

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Statue of blind Lady Justice | Revised German Wine Laws 2023
Germany

Winners and Losers of the Revised German Wine Law

BySteven Sidore May 19, 2021May 2, 2024

Roughly once a generation, the German government pops the hood on the country’s wine law for a tune up. 2021 is one such year, with…

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When Vermouth was Spelled Wermut
Germany · Mosel

When Vermouth was Spelled Wermut

ByPhilippe Grandbois May 19, 2021October 17, 2023

It was the first hour of my first shift, and of course, it was a “Manhattan Cocktail.” I pictured the flashcards heavy in my pocket…

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Sober Culture
Germany · Tasting Article

Sober Culture

ByEva Biringer May 19, 2021August 1, 2023

What does one drink, when one doesn’t drink?  Isabella Steiner opts for an oat milk latte. On the sun-kissed, hipster corner of Berlin known as…

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“It’s the Nitrogen, Stupid!”: On Agrochemistry, Biodynamics and Wine
Germany

“It’s the Nitrogen, Stupid!”: On Agrochemistry, Biodynamics and Wine

ByRomana Echensperger April 7, 2021May 2, 2024

Above, a postcard from the German fertilizer industry of the 1920s. At the time, perspectives on soil were changing:  Until then, people had spoken of plant growth…

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WeinGoutte: A Suitcase Winery Unpacks on New Ground 
Austria · Germany

WeinGoutte: A Suitcase Winery Unpacks on New Ground 

ByValerie Kathawala April 7, 2021November 9, 2023

​ Home is where the vines grow. We’ve all heard variations on that theme. But just how far can that idea be taken? Wein Goutte…

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In the Sign of Subtlety
Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Tasting Article

In the Sign of Subtlety

ByDavid Schildknecht April 7, 2021August 1, 2023

Pinot Blanc is neither a distinctive cépage nor a particular grape variety – at least, not from the viewpoint of ampelography or genetics. And what there is of pure Pinot Blanc worldwide is nearly all rendered in German-speaking growing regions where it is typically known as Weissburgunder.

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collage of three winegrowers standing in front of their cellar doors
Germany · Austria · Rheingau · Rheinhessen

What is the Role of “Heimat” in Terroir?

ByNils Kevin Puls April 7, 2021November 12, 2023

For over a year, we’ve been living with a pandemic that has shut down more than just our senses of taste and smell. It has…

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Drink More Scheu!
Germany · Franken · Pfalz · Rheinhessen

Drink More Scheu!

ByChristoph Raffelt April 7, 2021September 10, 2024

If there is an underdog in Germany’s largest winegrowing region, Rheinhessen, it is Scheurebe. Vinified sweet for many years, Scheurebe — pronounced SHOY-ray-beh — largely…

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Konni + Evi: Rewriting Possibility in Saale-Unstrut
Germany · Portrait · Saale-Unstrut

Konni + Evi: Rewriting Possibility in Saale-Unstrut

ByEva Biringer April 7, 2021November 12, 2023

It’s hard to believe now, but Germany was once a divided country, and the East was a strange microcosm of icons of that era: Sandmännchen, Jungpioniere, and FKK-Kultur….

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Scellebelle cheese with rind on wooden cutting board beside bottle of Beurer Zweigelt and red wine glass and notebook
Germany · Eat+TRINK · Württemberg

Scellebelle and Zweigelt

ByUrsula Heinzelmann April 7, 2021November 14, 2023

When Westphalia and Württemberg meet on the table good tastes are bound to happen.

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Summer view of inner courtyard with plants and stone buildings in Germany's Pfalz winegrowing region
Germany · Learn · Pfalz

Pfalz comes into its own

ByValerie Kathawala March 24, 2021February 17, 2024

The Pfalz is Germany’s second-largest wine region (by volume) — and perhaps its biggest surprise. The south-of-the-Alps feel of abundance and harmony stems from geographic…

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