23 Jul On Friday, July 22nd, my friend, the Mosel grower Daniel Vollenweider, passed away. Daniel was diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer in July of 2019. He was an intensely private person. While most of Daniel’s close friends and colleagues knew that... 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
01 Jun introduction | Einleitung Early in my career, not knowing what I know now, I missed out on the racy vintages like 2004 and 2008. They were, well, bracing in their youth. I loved their cut and buoyancy; it was like drinking directly... 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
26 Apr Join vom Boden’s Stephen Bitterolf Wednesday, May 4th at 7pm EST for a FREE, in-depth Weiser-Künstler / Middle Mosel Masterclass exploring one of the most cerebral growers in the Mosel. To sign up, email us at orders@vomboden.com and we’ll add you... 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