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
02 Nov For over five years now, vom Boden has been offering an unparalleled deep dive into one of the most magical parts of German wine: The German wine auctions. These auctions, held once a year in the fall (this year, Friday... View Post
25 Oct Vom Boden is, really, the curated, yet chaotic manifestation of the numerous illogical, bizarre, anachronistic, inefficient and curious choices I’ve made over the years. To be fair, yes, some decisions were obvious: If Florian Lauer, Klaus Peter Keller or Frank... View Post
24 Sep On Tuesday, September 21, 2021 – exactly 50 years after the 1971 German wine law created “the Kabinett” as the lowest category level on the Prädikat ladder (ascending from Kabinett to Spätlese, Auslese and beyond) – Julian Haart’s 2020... View Post
09 Sep This is not a 2020 German vintage report. But I’ve tasted a lot of the damn wines, from grower samples beginning way back in March to the normal releases coming as they come, and I wanted to share some thoughts.... View Post
26 Aug We’re not selling anything today; we’re just asking for your help. As many of you know, Germany’s Ahr valley – an amazing cultural treasure with a long history of viticulture – was ravaged by what meteorologists are calling a “mega-flood”... View Post