On April 22nd, we had the honor of visiting, for the first time, one of Germany’s greatest and most venerable estates, Bassermann-Jordan, located in the village of Deidesheim in the Pfalz. Continue reading »
Monthly Archive for June, 2010
Since the mid decade, we have been visiting this marvelous Nahe estate, and have never been disappointed by the results of what we have seen and tasted. The winery as a whole is a study in cleanliness and consistency. Continue reading »
2006 Erben von Beulwitz Kaseler Nies’chen Auslese Alte Reben 375ml ($41.50)
Here’s a dessert wine that screams for the fruits of summer – cherry, peach, plums and apricots. Seriously good stuff! Continue reading »
After a delay of four days, due to volcanic ash emanating from Iceland, I was able to make this inaugural appointment in Hallgarten at the modest Fred Prinz estate thanks to the tenacity of my dear friend, Petra Grünewald, who was forced to drive five hours south to Munich as my connecting flight to Frankfurt had been cancelled! That’s what I call LOVE! Continue reading »
2007 Domaine Hortala Caboujolette VdP des Cotes de Perignan, $10
Average online price = $12. Buy here and save 17%! About why he picked this wine, Chris says “This is my daily red. Juicy red fruits and the dusty, dried herbs and earth I want in a Languedoc wine!” Continue reading »
This may sound unacceptable and rather negative to you all, but tasting hundreds of young wines over several weeks can actually age you. During my annual spring ordeal, I changed decades on you, and vaulted head-long into my sixties! Continue reading »
2006 Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Grosses Gewachs, $69
Pierre Gulick picked this week’s wine, from a “Grosses Gewachs” (the German equivalent of “Grand Cru”) vineyard. A gem in any cellar! Pierre describes it as “A fresh white flower arrangement fit for a May wedding rises from the glass with jasmine, lilac, freesia and Continue reading »
2006 Domaine A. Chopin Chambolle Musigny, Burgundy $51.50
Grab your beret and that hunk of cheese. And don’t forget a fresh baguette. I’ll bring the corkscrew. Then hop on your bike and peddle with me as we plunder the pinot pleasure this bottle provides. From Burgundy’s famed Cote-d’Or, this wine is pricey but worth it, for those who follow their palate down intriguing rabbit holes!
