Wine at the 51st Parallel in Saale-Unstrut

Trink Magazine | That viticulture is still possible in Germany’s Saale-Unstrut in an age of climate crisis is due to the microclimate of the valleys and the perseverance of its growers.
Trink Magazine | That viticulture is still possible in Germany’s Saale-Unstrut in an age of climate crisis is due to the microclimate of the valleys and the perseverance of its growers.
Christoph Raffelt is one of an exciting new vanguard of voices when it comes to German wine. And voices is not a euphemism here, as it is indeed his voice together with his stellar cast of winemakers and guests that come together on his monthly podcast Originalverkorkt.de; while his words appear in his online magazine of the same name. He's been on the road since 2016 with Büro für Wein & Kommunikation as a freelance journalist, copywriter and all-round wordsmith. His work has appeared in such esteemed publications as Meiningers, Weinwirtschaft, Weinwelt, Sommelier, Champagne-Magazin and Schluck.
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