What Does It Mean to “Be VDP”?
The historic German wine club faces a crossroads.
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Is Summa the Future of Wine Fairs?
Gatherings dedicated to wines outside the mainstream have become ubiquitous. Even so, one fair seems to cut through the noise: Summa. This small event, held each spring ahead of the global trade convention Vinitaly, has established itself as the grande dame of the alternative wine scene. But it’s fair to ask: with so much competition, does Summa still shine? It’s early April and the sun glistens on the peaks of the Alps, which remain white even now. On the southbound train from Bozen, the mood is good. It’s 10 am but temperatures have already reached high-summer levels. Arriving in the…...
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Your German Wines Are Begging for Bauernbrot
Star-baker Martin Sorge wants you to up your bread game. Wine pairings including.
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The Last of Their Kind: Germany’s Treasury of Old Vine Riesling
The power, pride and potential of old vines. And it turns out, the Mosel really could be where it all started..
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Inside the Konzer Tälchen
Konzer Talchen is where the Saar keeps its cool.
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Mythos Mosel: 10 Things to Know Before You Go
Learn more about the most dynamic way to interact with 120 producers in just one weekend.
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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.
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Rethinking Karthäuserhof
A new direction is taking shape at an ancient estate in the Ruwer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ProWein Pro Tips
A ProWein primer on how to survive and thrive at the world's largest wine and spirits trade fair.
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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.
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What’s the Point of Fine Wine, Afterall?
Channeling literary theory in order to propose a new threshold test for fine wine.
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How Burgundersekt Is Usurping Riesling’s Sparkling Crown
10 sparkling secrets of the sekt generation.
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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.
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Biodynamics’ Blind Spot
An essay reconciling the realpolitik of Rudolf Steiner today.
