Reimagining Pannonia
A map of vanished Pannonian wine culture is beginning to reemerge with regional heroes such as Roland Velich and Tamás Kis leading the way.
Ingelheim: The Spätburgunder Hotspot You’ve Never Heard of
Ingelheim Rheinhessen is a hotspot for German Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder).
Seeking an Alt Route to Choucroute
Joyce Lin gives a traditional and beloved Taiwanese dish an umlaut twist and a fresh French pairing.
Czech Wine Steps Out of the Shadows
With Milan Nestarec now a household name among natural wine drinkers, wine bar owners Standa Soukup and Bogdan Trojak of Prague, the Czech capital could…
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…
Why Dorli Muhr Bet It All on Blaufränkisch
Austrian wine splashed back into the headlines recently when four of its wineries were chosen by a leading U.S. wine publication for inclusion in their…
German Lessons in the Finger Lakes
Slopes tilting toward shimmering water; a long, cool growing season; and shallow slate soil — to a connoisseur of German wines, these features immediately evoke…
Riesling Looks East
Riesling is Poland’s second most popular grape. Its lure is proving irresistible not only in Zielona Góra and Lower Silesia but also the cooler Lublin region in eastern Poland.
Unlocking Rieslingsekt’s Potential
Riesling is admired for its complexity, longevity, and ability to reflect its terroir. The same is slowly becoming true in the sparkling wine sector, where…
Rooted and Regenerative
It starts with the soil. “I am passionate about the microbial world under our feet, and the key role it plays in the vine’s adaptation…
Still A Place For Prädikat?
The one piece of German wine law I thought I fully understood was the Prädikat system. First, I memorized the Prädikat levels. Later, I memorized the minimum must weights….