In my list of “favorites,” I’ve only recommended what I have personally bought this year or wish I would have bought early enough—not necessarily the highest-rated wines of the year....
Read MoreAfter 2013, 2015 and 2019, 2021 is considered the next "historic" vintage in the wine-growing regions along the Danube, including Vienna and the Weinviertel....
Read More2021 was a classic German vintage in every respect, and I am convinced that the 2021 wines, namely the Rieslings, will last for half an eternity....
Read MoreMarkus Molitor, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Gunther Steinmetz and Josef Milz produced some superb 2021s, and the 2022 wines I tasted were stunningly classical....
Read MoreA personal tribute to Bernd Philippi, the unforgettable godfather of Pfalz Riesling, who died in early June. The iconic winemaker of Koehler-Ruprecht in Kallstadt until 2011, Philippi produced several of...
Read MoreThis report features a Riesling vertical from Wagner's Heerkretz, his most renowned Siefersheim vineyard, plus some 2022s and a 2021 Pinot Noir....
Read MoreThis vertical tasting of the legendary Riesling G-Max features over 20 vintages and at least one former 100-pointer....
Read MoreThis report features Schlumberger’s new Riesling Le Clos Saint-Léger Grand Cru Monopole along with the Grand Cru Kitterlé and Kessler Rieslings and those from La Rogerie....
Read MoreThis report features a vertical of one of the greatest Rieslings in Germany. This dry Rheingau wine was a pioneering achievement when first created....
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