02 Sep The German wine auctions, held once a year in the fall – normally in September or November – are little understood in the U.S. While the easy selling line is something like, “this is your chance to buy the greatest... View Post
31 Aug This week the trumpeter and bandleader Jaimie Branch passed away. I never met her, but the words spoken in tribute this week by her loved ones and through her music it is clear that she was a person with an... View Post
22 Aug We are excited to announce our entire Austrian portfolio has just landed. We have, perhaps never(?), had this much Austrian wine in stock at one time; it is a veritable smorgasbord. It also only consists of eight unique bottlings from... View Post
18 Aug 2021 Lauer Collection and Vineyard Tour Tasting through Lauer’s collection I was startled, once again, by how singular Florian’s style is. The wines have texture and (apparent) weight, yet, somehow the second they make contact with your palate they... View Post
08 Aug Cheap and cheerful, yes… but also soulful and honest. I loathe this sort of thing, but the truth is (thank you broken world logistics) a bunch of wines just arrived and a few of them truly are perfect for this... View Post
23 Jul On Friday, July 22nd, my friend, the Mosel grower Daniel Vollenweider, passed away. Daniel was diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer in July of 2019. He was an intensely private person. While most of Daniel’s close friends and colleagues knew that... View Post
27 Jun For any serious German buyer, whether collector or Riesling dork, the wines of Emrich-Schönleber belong in the cellar directly next to Keller or Schäfer-Fröhlich or Lauer. There is a balance, a center to the best of their wines that is... View Post
01 Jun introduction | Einleitung Early in my career, not knowing what I know now, I missed out on the racy vintages like 2004 and 2008. They were, well, bracing in their youth. I loved their cut and buoyancy; it was like drinking directly... View Post