19
Nov
And other questions for people interested in fruits grown on trees… Yes, one of the more entertaining moments of our trip to Germany in August was sitting with Stefan Vetter, tasting through his just beautiful range of ciders, when we... View Post
02
Nov
For over five years now, vom Boden has been offering an unparalleled deep dive into one of the most magical parts of German wine: The German wine auctions. These auctions, held once a year in the fall (this year, Friday... View Post
24
Sep
On Tuesday, September 21, 2021 – exactly 50 years after the 1971 German wine law created “the Kabinett” as the lowest category level on the Prädikat ladder (ascending from Kabinett to Spätlese, Auslese and beyond) – Julian Haart’s 2020... View Post
09
Sep
This is not a 2020 German vintage report. But I’ve tasted a lot of the damn wines, from grower samples beginning way back in March to the normal releases coming as they come, and I wanted to share some thoughts.... View Post
26
Aug
We’re not selling anything today; we’re just asking for your help. As many of you know, Germany’s Ahr valley – an amazing cultural treasure with a long history of viticulture – was ravaged by what meteorologists are calling a “mega-flood”... View Post
21
Jun
For Lauer’s 2020 collection we have done our best to get ahead of the drama; last year was a mess with tough allocations and shipping delays – all with very good excuses – but still. It’s not fair to Florian... View Post
09
Jun
The soil. Since we already covered the 51st parallel thing, we can go into the soil straight away. Muschelkalk, good old Triassic limestone, provides the general foundation for Saale-Unstrut, the viticultural area where the Saale and Unstrut rivers come together, about an... View Post
26
May
I’ve known Klaus Peter and Julia Keller for, gulp, nearly 15 years. In 2006 or so, KP emailed me out of the blue, encouragingly reacting to some writing on German wine I had done. And this is, in short, is... View Post