Month: June 2024

19 Jun

J.B. Becker 2022: Swimming in the Rhein in winter

The first critical piece of information I have to give you is the following: Hans Josef Becker, for the first time in his life, swam in the Rhein River every day this winter, from November, through December, January, February, etc.... View Post

04 Jun

Vetter: the 2021 Grand Crus (and a surprise)

There are perhaps no wines in our book quite as exacting, quite as specific, quite as perplexing as the wines of Stefan Vetter. They are simultaneously cornerstones of a new German aesthetic (it is absolutely no exaggeration to say that... View Post