Here’s one take on an origin story: If it were not for a bottle of 2004 Emrich-Schönleber Frühlingsplätzchen GG, drank at restaurant Montrachet in early 2006, I may never have started vom Boden seven years later.
Sven Enderle and Florian Moll began in 2007 with one hectare of old vines. In a very short period of time they have become among the most celebrated practitioners of Pinot Noir in Germany. Shit, even Jancis Robinson has called them "cult."
These wines are like nothing coming out of the Rheingau today, period. For over 40 years Hans-Joseph Becker has made the wines he's wanted to make with zero **** given to what was popular or fashionable. Finally the world is catching on.
Florian Lauer is a rock star and you just can't deny these wines. So let's just watch three minutes of Florian doing what he does and we'll all be better people for it. Say it: "steep mountain winemakers are heroes."
Stein is 95% brilliant, 5% crazy and does nothing -- NOTHING -- that is easy or obvious. One of the most inspiring figures in the Mosel, Stein is so much more than can be captured in the seven minutes and three seconds of video we are proud to present.
Konstantin Weiser and Alexandra Künstler are worshiped by just about every winemaker in the Mosel. Their dedication to old vines and the forgotten steep slopes of the Mosel is simply awe-inspiring. They are beautiful people making magical wines.
A brief Google Earth tour of Hammelmann’s vineyards, which were once only good for onions and potatoes.
To the Rheingau, this most storied (and under-performing?) region of Germany. But more than the Rheingau, what we will tour today is the world, the vineyards, of Hans Josef Becker.
Our Google Earth tour of the vineyards that Philip Lardot and Rosalie Curtin farm in the Magic Mosel.
Welcome to the Lauer vineyard tour; we’re happy to have you.
Join us in a tour of the curious villages of St. Aldegund, Alf and beyond.
Our tour of Jakob Tennstedt’s singular vineyards, deep in a side-valley behind Traben-Trarbach.
Welcome to the Wasenhaus vineyard tour. We’re happy to have you along for the ride.
Here is our Google Earth tour of the quirky and fascinating side valleys around Traben-Trarbach.
Madlib's brilliant Sound Ancestor's album has moved me at a very deep level. We have put this video together, for no very good reason. To remember, but also to prepare for, movement.
The forest ends and you find yourself at the top of one of the Mosel's grandest amphitheaters, the Goldtröpfchen. Our friend hung out the window with his camera and we set it all to Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries for no very good reason at all.
The Hild family makes some of the most traditional and uncompromising wines of the forgotten Obermosel. However, their most beautiful act of culture preservation, saving the last terraced vineyards of this region, is a story worth telling: the Hild Elbling "Zehnkommanull.
Florian Lauer must be one of the loudest freaking tasters, ever. Vacuums the world over would be jealous of this slurping cacophony. Delight in 33 seconds of this performance. Then he says "drinky" and we explain to him that "drinky" isn't a word... though it should be.
The Ludes masterclass explores the formidable Thörnicher Ritsch vineyard through six different wines. Follow along with the Google earth tour here.
This class recorded on May 4th, 2022 uses Weiser-Künstler’s three Grand Cru bottlings – the Ellergrub, Gaispfad and Steffensberg. You can explore the Google Earth presentation here. You can explore the Google Earth presentation here