Articles by Valerie Kathawala - Trink Magazine

Ten Questions for Germany’s Newest Master of Wine

ByValerie Kathawala March 11, 2021September 12, 2023

A fresh crop of Masters of Wine was announced late last month: Ten individuals who have grasped the holy grail of wine education. Among them is Moritz Nikolaus…

pergola vineyards looking down on the Po River in Alto Adige

How Freistil Reframes Alto Adige

ByValerie Kathawala February 5, 2021November 7, 2023

Pranzegg. In der Eben. Thomas Niedermayr. Garlider. Four names that will mean more or less to you depending on where and how you drink wine. Four small-scale organic…

Germany · Alto Adige · Austria

How Austrian Biodynamic Growers Put Individuality First, Together

ByValerie Kathawala January 15, 2021February 17, 2024

Why does biodynamics matter? Respekt-BIODYN is the ongoing effort of 25 growers from German-speaking wine regions to answer that question. Though there are many forms…

Alto Adige · Tasting Article

In the Vinschgau: Small Growers, New Heights

ByValerie Kathawala December 14, 2020February 17, 2024

Trink Magazine | With forests, glaciers, and vineyards that soar above 1,300 elevation, the Vinschgau remains a bastion of true cool climate wines. By Valerie Kathawala

View onto the terraced Assmannshäuser Hollenberg vineyards in summer overlooking the Rhine River

Germany · Learn · Rheingau

Rheingau – Past, Present, (And Future?) Greatness

ByValerie Kathawala December 9, 2020October 11, 2024

The Rheingau. A small, splendidly historic region of aristocratic estates and superb terroir awaiting an energizing charge. The steady ship in Germany’s often storm-tossed seas, navigating…

Germany · Mosel · Tasting Article

The New Magnetism of “Alt” Mosel

ByValerie Kathawala October 29, 2020November 2, 2024

Abandoned vineyards and hard work are opening opportunities for young growers to try their hands a wine growing and making on the Mosel.

Germany · Mosel · Portrait

German Wine’s Radical Love Machine

ByValerie Kathawala October 29, 2020July 19, 2024

Known to his 18,000-plus Instagram followers as @soilpimp, Robert Dentice is a German wine collector and vinyl fanatic, founder of the Riesling Study event series,…

A broad, flat vineyard recedes toward a spectacular Alpine mountain scape and cloud-blown blue sky.

Switzerland · Interview

Gantenbein and the Secrets of Switzerland’s Cult Wine

ByValerie Kathawala October 28, 2020October 13, 2024

For most of us, it would be easier to climb the Matterhorn in flip-flops than to lay hands on a bottle of wine made by Daniel and…

Mosel · Germany · Portrait

Sammie Steinmetz: A Voice for Change in the Mosel

ByValerie Kathawala October 28, 2020February 8, 2024

Sammie Steinmetz is one half of Weingut Günther Steinmetz, a mid-sized, family-run winery in Brauneberg on the Mosel. Born in Pensacola, Florida, Sammie came to Germany…

Valerie Kathawala

Ten Questions for Germany’s Newest Master of Wine

How Freistil Reframes Alto Adige

How Austrian Biodynamic Growers Put Individuality First, Together

In the Vinschgau: Small Growers, New Heights

Rheingau – Past, Present, (And Future?) Greatness

The New Magnetism of “Alt” Mosel

German Wine’s Radical Love Machine

Gantenbein and the Secrets of Switzerland’s Cult Wine

Sammie Steinmetz: A Voice for Change in the Mosel

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