Articles, Wines
The Rise and Fall of Sweet German Riesling
by Bill Hooper
Sweet Riesling is dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that… Sweet Riesling is as dead as Read more…
Articles, Vineyards
Brauneberg
by Lars Carlberg
Brauneberg (“brown hill”) is the name of the renowned south-facing hillside across the Mosel River from the village of Dusemond. Read more…
Articles, Vineyards
Schwarze Katz
by Lars Carlberg
One story of the name Zeller Schwarze Katz dates back to 1863, when wine merchants from Aachen visiting a winegrower Read more…
Articles, Wines
Mosel Wine in Sweden
by Per Linder
In my maternal grandfather’s home, only two wines were served: a red from Grand Vin Vallon d’Hanappier, Médoc, and a Read more…
Articles, Mosel
F u d e r
by Lars Carlberg
The traditional Mosel cask is the Fuder. It goes back to Roman times and holds 1,000 liters, more or less. Read more…
Articles, Vineyards
Revisiting Lambertskirch
by Lars Carlberg
Florian Lauer of Peter Lauer has cleared Lambertskirch of thorny scrub and replanted this historic vineyard with old Riesling cuttings. Read more…
Articles, Vineyards
Batterieberg
by Lars Carlberg
Enkircher Batterieberg, a steep and stony vineyard overlooking the Mosel River near Enkirch, has mainly gray slate mixed with some Read more…
Articles, Vineyards
A Shot of Röttgen
by Lars Carlberg
Winninger Röttgen is one of the great vineyards of the Lower Mosel. It looks like the northern Rhône’s Côte-Rôtie. This Read more…
Articles, Letters
Hofgut Falkenstein in the States
by Lars Carlberg
Uwe Kristen, who has the blog Der Kellermeister and now lives with his family north of NYC, nearby the Hudson River, Read more…
