14 May The Death of the Vintage Report: Long Live the Vintage Report Every vintage report I’ve written for the last five-plus years has had some version of the following notes baked into it. While these ideas seem just too important to... View Post
06 May It’s been almost surreal the past few months watching as we, the biggest hulk on the block, punch our enemies, our friends, and of course ourselves, repeatedly in the face with the consideration and subtlety of a drunken elephant wielding... View Post
17 Apr Vom Boden: Ten Years of Hocks & Moselles is exactly 190 pages and includes stories from the beginning of vom Boden, including our fears, philosophies and why it’s easier to get a colonoscopy than to sell wine in all fifty... View Post
08 Apr “For the sake of the cultural, social, environmental, and economic vitality of the entire region, Ulli Stein is calling for a concerted, widespread effort to save the remaining vines of the Mosel. He urges winemakers to pay above-market prices for the grapes purchased from... View Post
17 Mar We probably first heard Max Kilburg’s name when he worked with Julian Haart a few years ago. They live only a few minutes from each other, in neighboring villages, and are both among the more consequential owners of the top... View Post
06 Mar Yesterday The New York Times printed a beautiful piece regarding the new wave of German Chardonnay by Eric Asimov. The article was largely (though not totally) based on a dinner organized by the collector (and friend) Robert Dentice. The event included over twenty... View Post
26 Feb Rosé has interestingly become some sort of strange, commercial non-entity. These days, rosé offers come and we all look the other way. Welcome to the flip-side of the rosé-mania that consumed us over the past decade? That sad, regardless of... View Post
11 Feb “Peter’s wines touch my heart.” – Klaus Peter Keller The full quote is probably worth including, because it’s so deeply heartfelt. I read it and the emotion feels nearly palpable: “For me, Peter Leipold is on the way to becoming... View Post