What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear of winemaker „Rudolf Fürst“? The famous Centgrafenberg vineyard? The amazing Pinot Noirs? Or the Burgundy style of delicious Chardonnays from the vineyards around Astheim. For us it’s all three. That is why we have been looking forward to this visit so much.
The meaning of respect - our winter visit at Bernhard Huber
You can learn a lot about respect from Julian Huber. Not that he specifically mentions it all the time. And yet it’s always there. Respect for nature, respect for the achievements of his parents, respect for the customers that helped the winery grow, respect for the work of his team. That is quite inspiring.
Fighting for the right things - our visit at winery Peter Lauer
This blog post is dedicated not only to the great Riesling-maker Peter Lauer, but to all people in this world that really want to make a difference with regards to ecological lifestyle and climate change. Especially when they are limited by technological boundaries or - even worse - bureaucratic or political boundaries that are just hard to believe.
Nature in mind - our visit at Clemens Busch
Philipp Kuhn: The master of red and white.
Robert Weil: Progress - well balanced.
He inherited one of the most famous brands of German winemaking from his father when he was very young. That was 30 years ago. Today, Wilhelm Weil manages the estate not only with many years of experience, but also with the energy and passion of a young man with a strong can-do attitude. Our visit to winery Robert Weil.
The unstoppable winemaker
Roman Niewodniczanski is definitely an impressive person. Not only because he is tall and very characteristic. More because he decided to walk a path of courage and commitment that might look scary from the outside. But there is sky-rocking Saar Riesling in the inside. The blog story about our visit at winery Van Volxem.
Life is good at Wittmann’s
How to deal with being a super woman – winemaker Caroline Diel
“Drink the wines that you love” - Ernie Loosen
Nik Weis – The geneticist of winemaking
Everything stays the same – just differently. Our visit at winemaker Christmann.
The pioneers of Finger Lakes - Hermann J. Wiemer
Hermann Wiemer was convinced that great wines can be made at Finger Lakes and started a life-long experiment. To learn about the Lakes and the vines. He succeeded. Today, his legacy continues with a fantastic team of talented people. And Fred Merwarth and Oskar Bynke – the nicest winemakers on earth. Out visit at Hermann J. Wiemer…
“Künstler” means artist in German
Where the river Main flows into the Rhine is a part of the Rheingau region that is sometimes forgotten. Although already Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote about its fantastic wines. The clear hero of this region is winery Künstler in Hochheim. Five amazing, touching and inspiring stories about this great winemaker and its fantastic wines...
Ravines Wines – The driest Finger Lakes Rieslings
When you read a sentence like “New York Rieslings don’t come any better than those from Ravines” in the New York Times that should make you curious. It did with us. We have tried the wines a couple of times – but its aging potential blew us away. Here is the story about our visit at Ravines Wines at Finger Lakes.
“Riesling Places”: The endless wine cellar – Restaurant Jörg Müller at Sylt
On the traces of Riesling tradition: Domaine Trimbach in Alsace
“The grapes are our 100 percent” – visiting Cornelius Dönnhoff
The weather is pretty grey while we drive along the river Nahe. It’s one of the first days of January. The sky is cloudy, raindrops are falling. No other car is driving with us. The Nahe is very different from the Rhine valley or the Moselle valley. Hardly any tourists. Only beautiful nature. In winter, it means that you can be alone on the streets. Silence can be a great thing. Everything fits: The nature. A region that feels down to earth. And a winemaker that is very focused on this nature and the unbelievable geology and needs of his vineyards.