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Read right from the pros why German wine is all the rage. Scroll through recent press coverage across national, lifestyle, travel, and epicurean media.
Riesling Wine’s 590th Anniversary: Toasting Purity, Precision And Passion
Riesling, Germany’s flagship grape, celebrates 590 years of legendary wines—renowned for purity, finesse, and age-worthy brilliance. Discover its story and taste.
How to Read a German Wine Label
If you aren’t entirely certain how to navigate all the terminology on German wine labels, you’re not alone. Like many global regions, German wine classifications are governmentally regulated and geospecific. In Germany, winemakers use words like Prädikatswein, Trocken, Auslese, and more to denote quality as well as characteristics like dryness and ripeness.
Sparkling Riesling’s Unexpected, Giddy Rise
As global wine consumption continues to decline, many wonder if the drink’s millennia-long party may be drawing to a close. Well, not if sparkling Riesling has anything to do with it.
A Surprise From Germany: Chardonnay
Climate change has provided both the means and the impetus for growers to plant the grape. The wines are getting better and better.
For Nonalcoholic Wine’s Past, Present, and Future, Look to Germany
The region’s dominance as a source for dealcoholized wines comes down to climate, technology, and a population willing to drink NA.
For a dry January, 8 nonalcoholic wines and wine alternatives worth seeking out
As sales of alcoholic beverages have slowed in recent years, nonalcoholic beer, wine and spirits have emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors in the drinks industry. No longer a niche category for the sober or pregnant, NA drinks are attracting a wide audience of health-conscious, sober-curious or just occasionally alcohol-free consumers too.
Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut: Unearthing Germany’s Exciting Eastern Regions
In the 35 years since German reunification, the wine regions of Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen have occupied little more than a footnote in the story of German viticulture. On a recent trip, Anna Lee Ijima found a young, bold new cadre of winemakers coming in from the cold.
German Winemakers Are Bringing Sekty Back To Sparkling Wine
Sekt, Germany’s sparkling wine and best kept secret, is having a renaissance. Is it poised to take its place between Champagne and Prosecco in the American sparkling wine awakening?
