Weingut Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein, Spätburgunder Trocken 2014, Baden, Germany
Tasting Note: Pinot noir tastes more mischievous when it’s referred to by its German name, spatburgunder, which has its own style. [Read more]
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A. Diehl Dornfedler Rotwein Trocken 2014 – An Under the Radar German Red
A. Diehl, Dornfedler Rotwein Trocken 2014, Pfalz, Germany
Tasting Note: Dornfelder is Germany’s most successful grape-varietal cross since Muller Thurgau and it’s rapidly becoming Germany’s most-planted red wine targeted primarily for internal consumption.[Read more]
Kloster Eberbach Bergstrasse Hessische Staatsweingüter Riesling Trocken 2015 – A Pucker-Worthy Riesling
Kloster Eberbach, Bergstrasse Hessische Staatsweingüter, Riesling Trocken 2015, VDP, Rheingau, Germany
Tasting Note: If you enjoyed tart, sour candy as a child, you’ll love this pucker-worthy riesling.[Read more]
Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Kirchenpfad Spätburgunder Trocken 2012 – Delightful
Weingut Carl Ehrhard, Rüdesheim Kirchenpfad Spätburgunder Trocken 2012, Rheingau, Germany
Tasting Note: It’s difficult to find a German pinot noir, or spätburgunder, on the shelf here in the United States so whenever you find one at wine shop you must try it so you can familiarize yourself with Germany’s pinot noir style – which many would likely enjoy.[Read more]
Von Othegraven Max Riesling Trocken 2014 – A Dry Riesling with Flavor Complexity
Von Othegraven, Max Riesling Trocken 2014, VDP Gutswein, Mosel, Germany
Tasting Note: A dry, German riesling with depth and character.[Read more]
Kloster Eberbach Hessische Staatsweingüter Assmannshäuser Spätburgunder Trocken 2014 – A Basic-Plus Pinot Noir
Kloster Eberbach, Hessische Staatsweingüter, Assmannshäuser Spätburgunder Trocken 2014, VDP, Rheingau, Germany
Tasting Note: A bright, lively and relatively straightforward pinot noir or “spätburgunder” as its called in Germany.[Read more]
Schlossmühlenhof Spätburgunder Trocken “Blanc de Noirs” Rosé 2013 – Mimics a New World Wine
Schlossmühlenhof, Spätburgunder Trocken, “Blanc de Noirs” Rosé 2013, Rheinhessen, Germany
Tasting Note: A rosé in name only.[Read more]
Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Kirchenpfad Spätburgunder Trocken 2012 – A New Take for Americans on a Classic Grape
Weingut Carl Ehrhard, Rüdesheim, Kirchenpfad, Spätburgunder Trocken 2012, Rheingau, Germany
Tasting Note: German red wines are a joy to find because so little of it actually leaves the country.[Read more]
