I love a good pinot blanc, yet surprisingly I discovered upon starting to write this review that this is the first still pinot blanc I’ve reviewed on the site. I’ve done some reviews of sparkling wines, but no still wines. I suppose that could be because I don’t come across a whole lot of pinot […]
German Wine
Blue Fish Sweet Riesling
There it is, right there in the name of this wine, something I generally avoid. No, I’m not talking about fish. I’m talking about sweet riesling. Don’t get me wrong, I love riesling. I mean I LOVE riesling. But I tend to stick with dry or off-dry riesling most of the time. And when I […]
Weingut Spreitzer, Hallgartener Hendelberg Trocken Riesling
Let’s start November with a riesling. But not just any riesling, let’s start it with a really good riesling. This is one of those posts that would fall into the almost-cheap-wine ratings category as it does come in a bit above my typical target price range. But how can I fairly compare cheap wines to […]
Leitz Eins Zwei Dry Riesling – Das ist gut
I’m sure regular readers of this website have come to know I’m a big fan of riesling — when it’s good, of course. And I tend to gravitate to German riesling in order to more consistently get good ones. But what about value? I know a big reason folks read this site is to find […]
Weingut Binz, Nackenheimer Pinot Gris Kabinett
I’ll be honest, I often don’t think of Germany when I think of pinot gris. Although there’s no good reason for that. Pinot gris is the fourth most common white wine produced in Germany, where it’s often called “grauburgunder.” I guess Oregon and Italy have just dominated my mind when it comes to this variety. […]
Barth Riesling Sekt Sparkling Riesling
Many Americans don’t think of Germany when looking for a sparkling wine, however they produce some wonderful sparklers. They produce more than you might expect too — sekt makes up 31% of Germany’s total wine production. This sparkler is made from riesling in the traditional méthode champenoise (meaning the carbonation is achieved by finishing the […]
Nik Weis St. Urbans Hof, Wiltinger “Alte Reben”
In German, “alte reben” means “old vines” and that’s what the source of the grapes in this riesling. It comes from a 22 acre parcel in the Schlangengraben vineyard which was established in the early 1900’s and some of the vines date to that time. It’s along the banks of the Saar river, a narrower […]
Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett
Wow, the name of this wine is a mouthful. Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett. But a mouthful of this wine is a good thing. This is a style of riesling I often seek out because I think they go well with food pairings. It’s a “halbtrocken” which translates literally to “half dry” but I often […]
Kruger-Rumpf, Rockin’ the Trocken Riesling
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Bex riesling from the Nahe region in Germany. It’s a region that produces phenomenal riesling and yet I’ve only written about those rieslings a handful of times in the 10 years I’ve been doing this. And here I am, two weeks later writing about another Nahe riesling. This one […]
Becker Landgraf, Gau-Odernheim Spätburgunder
I’ve often heard people say you can’t find good, low-cost pinot noir. I beg to differ. Most pinot noir lovers I know tend to fall into one of two camps: 1) California pinot noir fans, or 2) Burgundy pinot noir fans. Now there are going to be some stylistic differences between the two, which may […]