One side of the Pieroth family is more conventional and the younger generation, Christine, is natural. This is the expression of her vision for pinot. From her family’s Nahe estate,... read more →
I guess I’m on a pinot roll this issue, and just what you need: pinot from Baden, right? The region is still not generally great but Koch seems to be... read more →
Franken on the rise! Andi Knauss worked with Michael of 2Naturkinder then took over his dad’s estate in 2015. This is a Muller-T to inspire. Lovely! The juice from old... read more →
More known for his Trollinger (I think people just love to pronounce it) this is simply a delicious riesling from Southern Germany which will suit those of us who prefer... read more →
When I met Petra Kujanpää in Austria at Karakterre I was blown away by the wines. A Finnish ex-pat, she’s an important new voice in the Mosel. She works with... read more →
This estate is worthy of your attention. The vines are old and ungrafted. They use no herbicide or pesticide in the course of farming their 7.4 acres. The taste was... read more →
Jonas Seckinger is part of the Pfalz revival. This wine comes from the recovered ancient terraces framed by fruit trees that look down on Deidersheim, with soils that are red... read more →
Hang on to your teeth, a Kabinett with 60 grams of sugar. But, yes, balanced! How? 10 grams of acid. Riesling that makes you jump. That’s what this is. Sustainable... read more →
While it's available state-wide, I had to go to Burgundy to taste this, which I did at a little mini-tasting Tomoko Kuriyama hosted this winter. She told me, "This is... read more →
Trollinger—known as schiava and vernatsch in Italy—is a nifty grape that drinks easy as well as serious. This liter is just the right size, any less would leave us wanting.... read more →