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
01
Sep
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. This year, to be honest, we’ve gone a bit... View Post
18
Aug
This morning, after about three to four weeks of feeling like I misjudged the 2022 vintage a bit, an essential truth popped into my head. A truth so obvious and easy to grasp, that I felt more than a bit... View Post
17
Aug
The early trip to Germany in March or April is a necessary evil, in a way. As an importer you feel like you have to know how the vintage is sizing up. Yet what you taste (really) in these early months is the... View Post
23
Jun
introduction | Einleitung Vintage 2021, no matter how you look at it, was serious. Vintage 2022 is something different. Vintage 2022 feels to me like joy, in liquid form. The best wines of 2022 almost force you to smile, as... View Post