Rheingau Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Continuing with my write ups from the amazing VDP tastings in Weisbaden, August 2026, here are notes on the Rheingau
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Germany
Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit
Website: www.weingut-kranz.de Weingut Kranz is an important Pfalz winery, and recently I visited to join in with the celebrations of
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Gallery: in the Mosel, just before harvest
The Mosel is a stunning wine region. I was filming here in September 2024, just before harvest, and these are
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Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Riesling is Germany’s great strength, and one of its heartlands is the Mosel. In the second article on the VDP
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Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites
German wine has been having a good moment for the last decade, and this is one of the wine country
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Gallery: in the vineyards of the Ahr Valley, Germany
I arrived in the Ahr Valley this afternoon and took a walk around the vineyards. This is a Pinot Noir
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Matthias Müller, stunning wines from the Mittelrhein in Germany
Website: https://www.weingut-matthiasmueller.de/en/start-en/ Matthias Müller is a family-owned wine estate based in the Mittelrhein. It’s a beautiful area, and this stretch
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Bianka and Daniel Schmitt, making impressive natural wines in Rheinhessen, Germany
Website: https://biankaunddaniel.de/ I tasted these wines with Bianka Schmitt at the VinNatur festival in Paris, November 2025. The winery has
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The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria
I’m at the Cool Climate Wine Summit in Copenhagen, and this year the opening evening was in the form of
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Tasting some innovative projects from Luxembourg and Germany – Kox, Dope, Piri Naturel, Kraemer and Salutaris
This was an informal tasting held after the Porto Protocol Living Vineyards day at Staffelterhof in the Mosel. Some of
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