08 Aug Cheap and cheerful, yes… but also soulful and honest. I loathe this sort of thing, but the truth is (thank you broken world logistics) a bunch of wines just arrived and a few of them truly are perfect for this... View Post
27 Jun For any serious German buyer, whether collector or Riesling dork, the wines of Emrich-Schönleber belong in the cellar directly next to Keller or Schäfer-Fröhlich or Lauer. There is a balance, a center to the best of their wines that is... View Post
26 May Dear wine friends, We greet you all warmly from Flörsheim-Dalsheim. As is tradition, we spent the first days of the new year tasting the 2021 vintage out of barrel with the whole family and we have good news: 2021 brings... View Post
12 May So far as I can tell Hans Josef Becker anticipated the dry wine movement in the Rheingau (and in much of Germany in a way) a few decades before anyone else. Working in the cellars of the famous Schloss Eltz in the... View Post
18 Apr Enderle & Moll are making the most soulful Pinot Noirs in Germany—for us, they are among the greatest. This small Baden estate was one of the first in the region—if not truly the first—to focus on old vines and a... View Post
06 Apr It might seem outlandish to present a wine you’ve likely never heard of, Emrich-Schönleber’s 1er Cru Niederberg, as a qualitative equal to the legendary Grand Crus Halenberg and Frühlingsplätzchen. I honestly and truly do not think this comparison is outlandish,... View Post
31 Mar the California Avant-Garde, I N T H E C A N 2021 Companion Wine Co. As the canned wine-thing is now old enough to no longer have that “new car” shine, what matters, once again (and forever), is quality. What’s in the damn can man?... View Post
28 Feb At this point, in the late winter, early spring of 2022, it does seem like the rosé fad is slowing down and the category is entering a more healthy, sustainable phase. Which is great, as far as we’re concerned. For... View Post