Christoph Raffelt

Wish You Were Here! Love, Bodensee

ByChristoph Raffelt May 31, 2023November 2, 2023

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…...

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Germany · Saale-Unstrut

Wine at the 51st Parallel in Saale-Unstrut

ByChristoph Raffelt February 15, 2023November 5, 2023

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.

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Germany · Baden · Pfalz · Rheinhessen · Tasting Article

On the Way to German Chardonnay 2.0

ByChristoph Raffelt November 16, 2022November 14, 2023

Roughly five years ago, a group of sommeliers, journalists, and ambitious wine aficionados gathered in Hamburg to dig deep into one of the world’s great grapes. We called it 'Cool Climate Chardonnay.'

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Germany · Rheinhessen · Tasting Article

Wine Returns to Weinheim

ByChristoph Raffelt July 21, 2022September 12, 2023

Entering Rheinhessen from elsewhere, it’s easy to become lost in the maze of similar-sounding towns. No less than eighteen of the 22 communities surrounding the…...

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Germany · Austria · Burgenland · Württemberg

Blaufränkisch Bares Its Soul

ByChristoph Raffelt May 11, 2022September 12, 2023

My first true Blaufränkisch moment came in 2013, at a now-shuttered restaurant in Hamburg. Thirty-six bottles from a swath of Austria’s appellations stood open for…...

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Austria · Portrait · Wachau

When Wines Play the Lang Game in Austria

ByChristoph Raffelt February 18, 2022October 17, 2023

”In the past, nature held very little meaning for me,” Kremstal winegrower Markus Lang admits when asked to remember the first impressions of his vineyards…....

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Germany · Alto Adige · Climate Crisis · Tasting Article

PIWI’s Big Wine Adventure

ByChristoph Raffelt October 29, 2021October 17, 2023

Trink Magazine | Are PIWIs or grape hybrids our viticultural future as the climate crisis makes winegrowing more, not less, challenging? By Christoph Raffelt

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Germany · Franken · Pfalz · Rheinhessen

Drink More Scheu!

ByChristoph Raffelt April 7, 2021August 1, 2023

If there is an underdog in Germany’s largest winegrowing region, Rheinhessen, it is Scheurebe. Vinified sweet for many years, Scheurebe — pronounced SHOY-ray-beh — largely…...

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Alto Adige · Climate Crisis · Italy

Quo Vadis, Alto Adige?

ByChristoph Raffelt February 5, 2021October 17, 2023

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 yet to come.

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Germany · Franken · Rheinhessen · Tasting Article

Silvaner’s Moment is Now

ByChristoph Raffelt October 27, 2020July 31, 2023

Silvaner. It’s complicated. Ask about its nature or character, and like as not you’ll get one answer: asparagus. With delicate vegetal aromas and moderate acidity, Silvaner is…...

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Wish You Were Here! Love, Bodensee

Wine at the 51st Parallel in Saale-Unstrut

On the Way to German Chardonnay 2.0

Wine Returns to Weinheim

Blaufränkisch Bares Its Soul

When Wines Play the Lang Game in Austria

PIWI’s Big Wine Adventure

Drink More Scheu!

Quo Vadis, Alto Adige?

Silvaner’s Moment is Now

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