Germany’s roll of honour
2009 was a vintage of high expectations in Germany. The favourable weather, naturally low yield and excellent harvest conditions combined to generate another excellent year in our stellar decade, after […]
Tag Archives: Rheingau
Immortality
An incredible tasting of old Rieslings – we went back to 1909! Most were still very much alive. And even more surprisingly – bone-dry, even though you’d expect a Riesling to have residual sugar to age for so long. Not here!
Georg Breuer’s 2008s
It is a tradition of my Erste Lage Sneak Preview visits to finish the second day of the tasting with a visit to the Georg Breuer estate in Rüdesheim. Breuer […]
Erste Lage Sneak Preview 2009 (full report)
My extensive report from the largest tasting of top German Rieslings. All regions comprehensively reviewed.
Anniversary wines
Sky is the limit We’ve had an important anniversary in the family, and it was time to bring some really big guns from the cellar. I’ve poured some of the […]
Hans Lang Hattenheimer Hassel Riesling Spätlese 2003
The power of stereotype I’ve already blogged on the 2003 vintage for European white wines (here and here). Expected to have a 2003-free cellar by now, but there’s always the […]
62 grands crus (3 on video)
Well, almost. Let’s say 62 grand cru level wines that were poured during a morning and afternoon session at Robert Mielżyński’s annual Grand Cru event. As leisurely as it sounds […]
Beethovenian wine
What wines did Beethoven enjoy?
