Journey to the Center of the Mosel: a Nordic Perspective
How a former chef’s trip from the Norwegian Fjords to Germany’s Mosel valley took wine appreciation to the next level.
Rethinking Karthäuserhof
A new direction is taking shape at an ancient estate in the Ruwer.
Modern Mosel Pinot Noir: Riesling Dressed in Red
Winemakers in the Mosel are tending an old tradition that is budding anew. These modern Pinots reach for elegance and complexity, edginess and vitality. and the world is finally taking notice.
Frost Bites Vintage 2024
April arrived like a lamb and went out like a lion, leaving a swath of massive frost damage in its wake for the 2024 vintage.
Sopron Is the Hungarian City Straddling Vines and Vision
Reviving winemaking traditions on the old frontier between East and West from those with roots in both.
Alto Adige · Eat+TRINK · Italy
A Star Baker’s Obsession with an Alpine Cake Elevates an Unlikely Wine
A baker falls in love with hiking, cake and wine in the Italian wine region of Südtirol-Aldo Adige and returns home to recreate the textures and flavors.
ProWein Pro Tips
A ProWein primer on how to survive and thrive at the world’s largest wine and spirits trade fair.
A Sweetheart Diel That’s Better Than Chocolate
For Valentine’s Day, how a chocolate and wine pairing made for a meet-cute that is now writing a new wine narrative in the Nahe.
What’s the Point of Fine Wine, Afterall?
Channeling literary theory in order to propose a new threshold test for fine wine.
How Burgundersekt Is Usurping Riesling’s Sparkling Crown
10 sparkling secrets of the sekt generation.
Better Spät than Never in the Ahr
How catastrophe proved a catalyst for change, and helped Germany’s Pinot paradise find a new way to farm.
Biodynamics’ Blind Spot
An essay reconciling the realpolitik of Rudolf Steiner today.