Humility
By Rudolf Trossen The sun recedes, the summer wanes,the ripe grapes long since gifted.A chill arrives under the guise of evening wind,Long shadows stretch heavy…
Letter to My Younger Somm Self
Don’t let anyone tell you those rocks are a waste of time. Twenty-five years from now, sitting in a Koblenz classroom on your first day…
Something Red
The wine stood on a high shelf, past tense very much called for, because moments after the waitress leapt for it — leapt, did not…
Playing Bond, James Bond, at a Swiss Wine Hotel
The lure of 007 and having bubbles at their fingertips in the Bollinger Suite pulls some people into Erlinsbach, in northern Switzerland, for a night…
Flood Comes for the Ahr and Its Winemakers
From last Wednesday night into Thursday morning, 148 liters/square meter of rain fell on the Ahr. In a normal July, the region gets about 80…
Berlin-Style Sustainability
Over the last decade, Berlin has established itself as a wine city. No small feat, since little quality wine is made within a five-hour driving…
Terroir Trocken
The photos that German astronaut Alexander Gerst sent back from the International Space Station during summer 2018 were deeply shocking: Germany was no longer green,…
Explore Pfyn: A Swiss Wine Nature Park
In a Swiss park, a footpath leads from Leuk, a village straddling the Rhone, up to Varen, which is perched on a cliff. The trail…
Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Switzerland
Get to Know German-Speaking Orange Wines
Skin-contact white wines may have their revolutionary roots in Georgia, Slovenia, and Friuli, but the umlaut zone also stakes a strong claim for orange expressions. Austria…
Germany · Austria · Essay · Switzerland
Opinion: Reconciling the Racism of Rudolf Steiner
It was biodynamic wine that helped me to find my footing in Europe. Yet, as a Black American woman living in Europe, Rudolf Steiner’s interests and views present a complicated and troubling legacy.
Non-vintage Is Timeless
Was everything really better in the past? Well, people were at least more patient. Vaccines were developed over the course of years. Under Communism…