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VDP.Klassifixation

by David Schildknecht

Editor’s note: The initially published version of this piece required two small but significant alterations, about which two additional footnotes Read more…

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German Viticulture: The Last Twenty Years

by Tom Scott

Editor’s note: Tom Scott, who wrote the entry on “German history” in the Oxford Companion to Wine, delivered The André Read more…

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“What Is ‘Classic’ German Riesling?”

by Lars Carlberg

In the online magazine PUNCH, the Brooklyn-based wine writer Zachary Sussman asks “What Is ‘Classic’ German Riesling?” For many people, Read more…

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The Challenges of Selling German Wine to New York Restaurants

by Evan Spingarn

In February 2017 in my hometown of New York City, I had the good fortune to attend and participate in Read more…

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What’s the Matter with Grosses Gewächs

by David Schildknecht

Editor’s note: In a reply to a discussion on the VDP’s Grosses Gewächs (GG) several years ago, David Schildknecht wrote Read more…

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What’s Wrong with the VDP Classification Model?

by Lars Carlberg

The Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP)—which was founded in 1910, and whose members have an eagle bearing a grape bunch on Read more…

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A Moratorium on New VDP Construction?

by Al Drinkle

Editor’s note: Instead of being buried at the bottom of a never-ending thread on Koehler-Ruprecht’s departure from the VDP (Verband Read more…

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Koehler-Ruprecht Leaves the VDP

by Lars Carlberg

Yesterday morning, a press release by Koehler-Ruprecht and Felix Eschenauer of Medienagenten announced that the estate is going to leave Read more…

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A Bizarre GG Love Triangle

by Justin Christoph

I love German wine. I love GG. I love Mosel wine. Yet, perhaps, not always at the same time. 1. Read more…

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The 2012 Mosel GGs: A Report from Wiesbaden

by Bennett Traub

One of the most anticipated tasting events of German wines, which is fairly new and held annually in Wiesbaden, is Read more…