German Wines’ Compass Swings North
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……
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Evolving the German Wine Queen Tradition
The story starts with a pedicure and a camping van. Each year when the German wine queen visits New York City, Paul Grieco treats her to a……
“It’s the Nitrogen, Stupid!”: On Agrochemistry, Biodynamics and Wine
Above, a postcard from the German fertilizer industry of the 1920s. At the time, perspectives on soil were changing: Until then, people had spoken of plant growth……
Quo Vadis, Alto Adige?
Südtirol-Alto Adige winegrowing has already exerted tremendous energy in re-inventing itself. But as has become ever clearer, that was only step one. The second is…
The Swisstory of Absinthe
Banned and beloved, feared and revered, one would assume the birth story of absinthe to be as spirited as its character. Yet its quite conventional……
WeinGoutte: A Suitcase Winery Unpacks on New Ground
Home is where the vines grow. We’ve all heard variations on that theme. But just how far can that idea be taken? Wein Goutte……
12 Questions for Terry Theise
Terry Theise. Until quite recently, I would have written “an importer of German and Austrian wine who needs no introduction.” But over the past year,……
PIWI’s Big Wine Adventure
Trink Magazine | Are PIWIs or grape hybrids our viticultural future as the climate crisis makes winegrowing more, not less, challenging? By Christoph Raffelt To…
Rainer Zierock: Visionary Provocateur
If Emilio Zierock finds it hard to talk about his controversial father, you can’t tell by listening to him. He speaks with remarkable openness about……
Ziereisen Crosses a New Line
A Swiss winery benefits from the touch of the master of Markgräflerland. To read this story, sign in or subscribe. Subscribe Already a member? Log…
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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. To read this story, sign in or…
A New Book Probes the Heart of German Wine
Stephen Bitterolf’s new book “Vom Boden: Ten Years of Hocks & Moselles” in review. To read this story, sign in or subscribe. Subscribe Already a…