06
Jul
“The question is what do you call classic?” “Is it how the wines were made 200 years ago? Or 100 years ago? Or do we look at the last two decades only and say, ‘This is what the Mosel is,’... View Post
11
Jun
Einleitung | introduction The world is a confusing place right now. The best thing to do, I’m sure, is to put down the phone and walk outside. I mean, look at Alexandra Künstler’s angelic smile, above. There is goodness in... View Post
01
Jun
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
09
May
The 2023 Enderle & Moll wines have arrived; this will be the last vintage. This short essay is I guess my small tribute, a sad goodbye. This is one final effort to give these two the credit they deserve and to... View Post
06
Apr
I first came upon this map years ago, when visiting Moritz Kissinger. Moritz had the book, Die Rheinweine Hessens, on a small table in one of the rooms at the estate and it caught my eye. In the back of... View Post
25
Mar
On Monday, March 23rd, a photograph and headline from an article in Volksfreund – a small news outlet based in Trier and providing “news for Trier, the Eiffel, the Mosel, and Luxembourg,” if you’re not familiar – appeared on the Instagram... View Post
23
Mar
In the photo below I’m holding a 2011 “Senior” double-magnum (3.0L) – this is the spring/summer of 2013. This was one of the first vintages I imported and so far as I can remember, Florian Lauer just randomly offered me... View Post
02
Feb
There is a lot I’d like to say here; but I guess that’s why the video is here? It’s an honor to carry these wines – especially the Zehnkommanull.