Articles, Vineyards
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…
Articles, Wines
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…
Articles, Wines
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…
Articles, Wines
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…
Articles, Wines
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…
Articles, Vineyards
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…
Articles, Producers
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…
Articles, Vineyards
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…
Articles, Vineyards
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…
Articles, Wines
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…
