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.
Ziereisen Crosses a New Line
A Swiss winery benefits from the touch of the master of Markgräflerland.
Steiermark: Two Hearts, One Soul
"It’s not about Südsteiermark or Untersteiermark. It’s about wine.”
Germany · Alto Adige · Italy · Württemberg
What You’re Still Getting Wrong About Trollinger
Trollinger was long decried as a poor excuse of a wine. Increasingly, growers and drinkers beg to differ.
A New Book Probes the Heart of German Wine
Stephen Bitterolf's new book "Vom Boden: Ten Years of Hocks & Moselles" in review.
New Views from Südtirol-Alto Adige
A new generation of growers is breathing life into wines of Südtirol-Alto Adige.
The Butterfly Effect: A Battle Heats Up in the Mosel
The future of the Mosel Apollo butterfly and its habitat of the Mosel terraces are endangered. Can a solution be found that allows both to continue to coexist?
23 Top Wines of 2023
2023 was a glittering year for German-speaking wines. Discover the standouts that will haunt TRINK's editors for years to come.
2023 Holiday Gift Guide
TRINK's editors offer a selection of crush-worthy gifts from around the world of umlaut wines.
But for that Umlaut
The spelling of grape names can be fraught. Iconic viticulturalist Georg Scheu once delivered an address, accompanied by a poem, wittily satirizing those who would replace Sylvaner’s romance “y” with “i.” In 1940, that was risky. Scheu’s country had become a terror state, and those being spoofed weren’t known for their sense of humor. Pfalz vintner Rainer Lingenfelder long labeled his Sylvaner: “Ypsilon – Homage to Georg Scheu and his Rebellion against the ‘i’-dot Bureaucrats [i-Punkt Bürokraten]” — which gained hilarity in translation given the fatuous Nazi policy of enforcing “Germanic” spelling. (Even the “c”s in Cabinet and Bernkasteler Doctor…...
Dutch Wine Comes of Age
This year, 2023, marks the 50th vintage of commercial winemaking in the Netherlands. The Apostelhoeve winery was the first to take up the gauntlet and plant vines in 1970. Even though the growth of Dutch wine production has accelerated, Apostelhoeve has retained its prominent position. Its wines are allocated to retailers, wholesalers, and restaurants, but only after a personal conversation with owner and winemaker Mathieu Hulst. In the slipstream of Apostelhoeve’s journey to success, a small but expanding — and increasingly interesting — Dutch wine sector is emerging. Apostelhoeve is located just a half-hour walk outside the historical center of…...