Wish You Were Here! Love, Bodensee

Ask a German about their favorite domestic vacation spots and Bodensee — aka Lake Constance — routinely sits near the top of the list. The country’s largest…
Ask a German about their favorite domestic vacation spots and Bodensee — aka Lake Constance — routinely sits near the top of the list. The country’s largest…
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.
Roughly once a generation, the German government pops the hood on the country’s wine law for a tune up. 2021 is one such year, with…...
How a former chef's trip from the Norwegian Fjords to Germany's Mosel valley took wine appreciation to the next level.
It is Friday night and I’m terrified. In 24 hours, a top sommelier is coming to our house for dinner. A sommelier who puts together…...
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…...
For decades, America was indeed the promised land: A vast nation of eager consumers with a low bar for entry. German winemakers were among the…...
Champagne roots and Riesling blood: an interview with Pfalz's newest sektgut Christmann & Kauffmann.
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