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
02 Feb Honestly, since starting vom Boden, I don’t know that I’ve spent more time or energy on something of such dubious relevance, financial or otherwise. We are speaking, after all, of a microscopic amount of not-inexpensive wine, from a region whose... View Post
18 Jan Lord knows I don’t want to add too much fuel to the fire; it’s already burning well enough to sell all the Lauer GGs we have. On the other hand, the wines are truly extraordinary and I’m not sure how... View Post
19 Nov And other questions for people interested in fruits grown on trees… Yes, one of the more entertaining moments of our trip to Germany in August was sitting with Stefan Vetter, tasting through his just beautiful range of ciders, when we... View Post
21 Jun For Lauer’s 2020 collection we have done our best to get ahead of the drama; last year was a mess with tough allocations and shipping delays – all with very good excuses – but still. It’s not fair to Florian... View Post
09 Jun The soil. Since we already covered the 51st parallel thing, we can go into the soil straight away. Muschelkalk, good old Triassic limestone, provides the general foundation for Saale-Unstrut, the viticultural area where the Saale and Unstrut rivers come together, about an... View Post