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High Mosel Bridge: An Update

by Lars Carlberg

Today, Der Spiegel has reported that, according to experts of the Rhineland-Palatinate government, the building of the controversial 130-million-euro High Read more…

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Der klitzekleine Ring

by Lars Carlberg

Der klitzekleine Ring (KKR), or “the teeny-weeny circle,” is a group of growers based in and around Traben-Trarbach with annual Read more…

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Kaiserthermen

by Lars Carlberg

The Kaiserthermen, or Imperial Baths, in Trier (Augusta Treverorum), were built around the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, when the Read more…

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A Brief History of the Wines of the Upper Mosel

by Per Linder

A reader of books and articles on the wines of the Mosel will get the impression that winegrowing starts at Read more…

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The Inner Sanctum at Willi Schaefer

by Lars Carlberg

In my profile of Willi Schaefer, I wrote that the inner sanctum of their cellar is a small narrow backroom Read more…

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A Hike from Lorch to Kaub

by Lars Carlberg

On the western edge of the Rheingau, bordering the Mittelrhein (Middle Rhine) is the village of Lorch, where Eva Fricke Read more…

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Tasting Trester at Peter Lauer

by Lars Carlberg

In the photograph, Marco Gruben, owner of Brunnenhof in Trier, is getting ready to taste, from barrel, some vintage marcs Read more…

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A Snowy Ayler Kupp

by Lars Carlberg

On a chilly Sunday morning hike from Schoden to Ayl several years ago, I took this shot of the east-by-southeast-facing Read more…

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Oberemmeler Altenberg

by Lars Carlberg

The idyllic and largely forgotten Oberemmeler Altenberg is located in a side valley by Oberemmel. The parcel of old Riesling Read more…

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Stein 2011 Spätburgunder, F.K. Waechter

by Lars Carlberg

Tonight, I’m drinking Stein’s 2011 Spätburgunder, with the artist’s label from the late F.K. Waechter, who was a friend of Read more…

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