02 Jan “For me, Peter Leipold is on the way to becoming a young genius… He worked for two years here at our winery before leaving for Liger-Belair… What Peter does with Pinot and Silvaner in Franconia reminds me of what Julian Haart is... View Post
05 Dec “Trouble is, in the United States at least, hardly anybody has tasted it, much less heard of it. Most people don’t even realize that Germany produces any red wine at all, let alone some very good Pinot Noir. Few wine... View Post
11 Nov THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S MIXED CASE (unless your grandmother is very strange) The idea is easy enough: the mixed case. In fact, it’s such a compelling, simple and obvious idea that even after nearly a decade, we’ve only ever done... View Post
06 Oct Erik Longabardi (pictured above, center with the glasses) and Benford Lepley (on the left) are doing something just utterly soulful and inspiring out of Erik’s tiny garage in Roslyn and it registers, quite obviously, if you’re paying any attention at... View Post
04 Oct (If you already know everything about Lukas Hammelmann, and just want to know everything (and more?) about the current releases, click here.) Lukas Hammelmann is from Zeiskam and Zeiskam is only good for… OK, so you got that part already.... View Post
07 Sep For over five years now, vom Boden has been offering an unparalleled deep dive into one of the most magical and curious facets of German wine culture: the German wine auctions. These auctions, held once a year in the fall... View Post
02 Sep The German wine auctions, held once a year in the fall – normally in September or November – are little understood in the U.S. While the easy selling line is something like, “this is your chance to buy the greatest... View Post
31 Aug This week the trumpeter and bandleader Jaimie Branch passed away. I never met her, but the words spoken in tribute this week by her loved ones and through her music it is clear that she was a person with an... View Post