09 Nov (If you already know everything about Lukas Hammelmann, and just want to know everything (and more?) about the current releases, click here.) Lukas Hammelmann is from Zeiskam and Zeiskam is only good for… OK, so you got that part already.... View Post
06 Oct Erik Longabardi (pictured above, center with the glasses) and Benford Lepley (on the left) are doing something just utterly soulful and inspiring out of Erik’s tiny garage in Roslyn and it registers, quite obviously, if you’re paying any attention at... View Post
31 Aug This week the trumpeter and bandleader Jaimie Branch passed away. I never met her, but the words spoken in tribute this week by her loved ones and through her music it is clear that she was a person with an... View Post
22 Aug We are excited to announce our entire Austrian portfolio has just landed. We have, perhaps never(?), had this much Austrian wine in stock at one time; it is a veritable smorgasbord. It also only consists of eight unique bottlings from... View Post
18 Aug 2021 Lauer Collection and Vineyard Tour Tasting through Lauer’s collection I was startled, once again, by how singular Florian’s style is. The wines have texture and (apparent) weight, yet, somehow the second they make contact with your palate they... View Post
08 Aug Cheap and cheerful, yes… but also soulful and honest. I loathe this sort of thing, but the truth is (thank you broken world logistics) a bunch of wines just arrived and a few of them truly are perfect for this... View Post
27 Jun For any serious German buyer, whether collector or Riesling dork, the wines of Emrich-Schönleber belong in the cellar directly next to Keller or Schäfer-Fröhlich or Lauer. There is a balance, a center to the best of their wines that is... View Post
26 May Dear wine friends, We greet you all warmly from Flörsheim-Dalsheim. As is tradition, we spent the first days of the new year tasting the 2021 vintage out of barrel with the whole family and we have good news: 2021 brings... View Post