22
Nov
Making sense of the wines of Markus Sonntag, giving them their proper context, is no easy task. Markus is not really a winemaker, at least in any traditional way. He has, as it turns out, a day job in Vienna... View Post
23
Oct
For well over five years now, vom Boden has been offering an unparalleled deep-dive into one of the most magical and curious facets of German wine culture: the German wine auctions. The 2024 German wine auctions will unfurl, back-to-back,... View Post
15
Sep
Vom Boden has partnered with Rieslingfeier to design and publish a new map of the Mosel based on the famous 19th-century German tax maps. The original art was drawn by Stephen Bitterolf and this new map combines, with reckless abandon,... View Post
10
Sep
We have worked with Daniel and Jonas Daniel Brand (pictured above, left to right) for about a decade. In this short time period, they have essentially reinvented the family estate, converting to organic viticulture, bringing the cellar to only natural ferments and completely... View Post
09
Sep
I first met Emily, I think, when she was the sous chef opening Racines in New York, though I don’t think we really became friends until she moved back to Montreal and became the wine director for restaurant Candide? Maybe... View Post
04
Sep
Chapter 1: Introduction I first tasted Lukas’ wines in the summer of 2020, during the height of the pandemic lockdown. While I had heard about him – and thus kindly asked for samples as European travel was not really feasible... View Post
24
Aug
I first met Justin when he worked at Uva in Brooklyn just about 20 years ago; Uva at the time being essentially a closet-sized space in Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue mini-mall. We both fell into wine accidentally, almost surprised where we... View Post
13
Aug
I think it’s impossible to understand the stress, the pressure, the emotional rollercoaster of the last few years for Moritz Hoffmann. Daniel Vollenweider was his friend, his mentor, and then his partner in the estate before he died in the... View Post