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A trip to the Mosel (II) – Prädikat wines

Whereas I would consider 2018 to be a great year for the dry wines, I am a bit more doubtful for the Prädikat wines, especially when it comes to Kabinett.

A trip to the Mosel (I)- Meisterwerke 2019

There is no greater event to attend in September than the auction days in the Mosel valley. I know it is a bit of a bold claim, but two days

A unique tasting of aged German wines

German wine is gaining ground on the Belgian wine market, which is of course fantastic. There where however darker times, when Germany was eschewed by many as a proper wine

A Tasting at Weiser-Künstler

On my second stay in the Mosel valley last year, Katharina Prüm mentioned that a lot of their wines, including older vintages, were available at the Rieslinghaus in Bernkastel. Little

The ancient vines of the Mosel valley

On every trip to the region, I pause on the bridge towards Zeltingen-Rachtig to take a picture. Every season it looks different, and it really shows what a distinct wine

Markus Molitor’s stunning 2016 vintage

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in September I found myself at the tasting pictured here. At first glance, it looks quite big, what with around 50 different wines on display.

Grosse Winzer, Grosse Weine

On the eve of Prowein, the biggest wine event in Germany and perhaps all of Europe, there are plenty of off-events to attend. Everyone who matters or wants to matter

An introduction to German Sweet (III) – The adolescents

To my own surprise, mirroring my previous article and naming this one ‘the old ones’ would not have done justice to the wines. Despite a couple of them nearing twenty

An introduction to German Sweet (II) – The Young Ones

There are several arguments often used against sweet wines. ‘They all taste the same’ or ‘after a while you lose all sense of taste because of the sweetness’. To a

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