16
Oct
Can you say “Versteigerung”? We knew you could For close to a decade, vom Boden has been offering complete services for the German Versteigerungen – the VDP and the Bernkasteler Ring auctions – including bidding, consolidation and importation for private collectors... View Post
08
Sep
In January of this year Lukas Hammelmann, that “wild and crazy Pfalz guy,” came to the U.S. for the first time. He came for the 2025 edition of Rieslingfeier, landing right in the belly of the beast: New York, New... View Post
07
Aug
If 2023 passed through the market rather unnoticed, or unheralded, it is a curious fact that I think the vintage marks for some in the Mosel a simply break-through vintage for dry Riesling. It was warm, which for dry wines from this cool... View Post
20
Jun
Einleitung | introduction Last year I began the vintage report noting the relatively unenthused market, wondering whether it was all “because of inflation and wars, or because of our politics and the decline of western culture, or our lack of... View Post
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 was first published in the fall of 2023, to celebrate our 10th anniversary. The book is exactly 190 pages and includes stories from the beginning of vom Boden, including our fears, philosophies... 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