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A unique tasting of aged German wines

Posted on June 6, 2018November 27, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in Germany Tagged Germany, Iconic Wines, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Riesling4 Comments on 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 country and considered a mere ocean of flabby, sweet swill. Luckily there were a couple of wine merchants who remained […]

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An introduction to German Sweet (III) – The adolescents

Posted on December 22, 2015May 13, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in Germany, Spotlight Tagged Germany, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Riesling, Sweet Wine, Wine2 Comments on 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 years of age, the freshness and the life found in the bottles was stunning, and I can’t help but believe […]

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

Posted on November 23, 2015May 13, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in Germany, Spotlight Tagged Franken, Germany, Mosel, Nahe, Riesling, Sweet Wine, WineLeave a Comment on 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 certain extent these all make sense. When actually put to the test however, they don’t hold up. Even with a […]

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Dr. Crusius, Traiser Riesling 2013

Posted on July 15, 2015May 13, 2018 by Peter Kupers Posted in Random Wines Tagged Germany, Minerality, Nahe, Riesling, Wine2 Comments on Dr. Crusius, Traiser Riesling 2013

Back to Germany this week with the very region that started my love affair with riesling, the Nahe. Smack in between the Mosel and Rheinhessen, the region used to have the sorry reputation of being a thirst-quencher, often ending up in anonymous blends. It wasn’t until German wine law recognized […]

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