Articles by Nils Kevin Puls

At the Summa wine fair a small crowd gathers in the shadows of ancient buildings and Alpine peaks under blue skies.

Is Summa the Future of Wine Fairs?

ByNils Kevin Puls July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

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…...

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A heart-shaped road tops a vineyard on a hill in the Steiermark.

Austria · Styria

Steiermark: Two Hearts, One Soul

ByNils Kevin Puls January 23, 2024March 18, 2024

"It’s not about Südsteiermark or Untersteiermark. It’s about wine.”

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Rheinhessen

Ingelheim: The Spätburgunder Hotspot You’ve Never Heard of

ByNils Kevin Puls October 18, 2023September 16, 2024

Ingelheim Rheinhessen is a hotspot for German Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder).

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A tattooed fist hold a corkscrew piercing a wine bottle screwcap.

Austria · Germany

Is It Time for Screwcaps on Fine Wine?

ByNils Kevin Puls May 31, 2023February 19, 2024

Screwcaps for fine wine are making a comeback. Do these cheap and cheerful closures have what it takes for the long run?

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Austria · Thermenregion

Discovering Austria’s Thermenregion

ByNils Kevin Puls February 15, 2023November 9, 2023

To mark a recent milestone anniversary, Austria’s association of traditional wine estates (ÖTW) invited into its fold a region that is in many regards the…...

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Germany · Pfalz

Oliver Zeter’s Mise En Pfalz

ByNils Kevin Puls November 16, 2022November 11, 2023

Zeter assesses the natural bounty of his home, the Pfalz, with the eye of a chef. The soils are his mise en place — the basis of…...

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Austria · Germany · Trends

Rotling Outlaws

ByNils Kevin Puls July 21, 2022February 8, 2024

The sun blazes. The air shimmers. On the horizon four figures throw long shadows across the dry, crumbling ground. They are headed toward a city…....

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Austria · Traisental

Austria’s Traisental

ByNils Kevin Puls May 11, 2022February 17, 2024

Wine regions are threaded along the Danube, one after another, like a string of Chanel pearls. Wagram, Kamptal, Kremstal, Wachau. And Traisental — the only…...

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Germany · Austria

The New Teachings of Old Field Blends

ByNils Kevin Puls December 17, 2021February 17, 2024

The year is 1806. The date June 17th. Privy Councilor Goethe sits in Frankfurt — high and dry. He reaches for his quill and writes a…...

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Austria

Non-vintage Is Timeless

ByNils Kevin Puls June 23, 2021October 15, 2023

Was everything really better in the past? Well, people were at least more patient. Vaccines were developed over the course of years. Under Communism…...

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Germany · Austria · Rheingau · Rheinhessen

What is the Role of “Heimat” in Terroir?

ByNils Kevin Puls April 7, 2021November 12, 2023

For over a year, we’ve been living with a pandemic that has shut down more than just our senses of taste and smell. It has…...

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Austria · Burgenland · Portrait

Weingut Heinrich: Finding Freedom in Less

ByNils Kevin Puls December 14, 2020September 12, 2023

It takes little to be happy. And he who is happy is king.” This 19th-century German song – with just two lines – expresses how…...

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Nils Kevin Puls

Is Summa the Future of Wine Fairs?

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Steiermark: Two Hearts, One Soul

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Ingelheim: The Spätburgunder Hotspot You’ve Never Heard of

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Is It Time for Screwcaps on Fine Wine?

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Discovering Austria’s Thermenregion

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Oliver Zeter’s Mise En Pfalz

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Rotling Outlaws

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Austria’s Traisental

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The New Teachings of Old Field Blends

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Non-vintage Is Timeless

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What is the Role of “Heimat” in Terroir?

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Weingut Heinrich: Finding Freedom in Less

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