02
Apr
Lauer’s 2022 single-vineyard Grand Cru Rieslings – the GGs – have finally arrived in the U.S. Because of their intense structure, the density and cut of the wines… the razor-sharp acids – we have decided to release the wines as... View Post
10
Mar
The wines of Enderle & Moll were nothing short of a revelation when I first tasted them in 2008 or 2009 in New York. For me, having extensively tasted nearly all of “the best” Pinot Noirs that Germany was making,... View Post
22
Feb
At this point, in the late winter of 2024, thankfully the rosé fad is slowing down and the category is entering a more healthy, sustainable phase. That’s great. Let’s just give this category of wine its due. It is a... View Post
17
Dec
It was a running joke. If we were still in business after ten years we said we’d throw a crazy party in the Mosel, at Ulli Stein’s “Haus Waldfrieden.” We’d bring our families and our loved ones and invite... View Post
11
Dec
The new releases from Vollenweider – the 2022 Prädikats and one Grand Cru dry from 2021 (the Schimbock) – have arrived. Now we could just ignore the multitude of complex and difficult issues woven into the context of these wines... View Post
28
Nov
After having loved, truly loved, the Moselle for well over twenty years, I taste through this 2022 Ludes collection and it hits me once again, just how exceptional, how utterly unique, how irreproducible the Moselle is. I wrote this silly... View Post
11
Oct
Emrich-Schönleber’s premier cru and grand cru dry Rieslings – the Niederberg 1G, Frühlingsplätzchen GG, and Halenberg GG – have just arrived. These wines represent, without question, the highest echelon of German dry Riesling. They are also the deals of the contemporary GG landscape.... View Post
18
Sep
Below we present the results from select lots in the three major auctions of the September German auction season. Mosel VDP Auction Lot 5: 2022 Lauer Lambertskirch GG – 180 euro Lot 6: 2022 Lauer Lambertskirch GG Magnum – 320... View Post