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Frosty Temperatures Usher in Not One but Two Ice Wine Harvests
Not long after many German wine regions closed the 2023 vintage with an early Eiswein (ice wine) harvest, frosty night-time temperatures reached -11 degrees Celsius (about 12 degrees Fahrenheit) on January 8 – enabling more individual wine producers to harvest the coveted frozen grapes. […]
Whose *Wine* is it Anyway? Meet Karsten Peter
Every other month, ‘Whose Wine is it Anyway?’ profiles a German winemaker to give you a behind-the-vines look at the world of German wine. This month, we’re highlighting Karsten Peter! Located in the Nahe, Karsten Peter joined Gut Hermannsberg in 2009 as Winemaker and […]
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Wines of Germany x Provi Trade Tasting – February 27, 2024
Learn MoreNot Just Riesling: A German Wine Tasting at Sportsman’s Club – August 14, 2023
Learn MoreWhat’s Slope Got To Do With It Trade Tasting – July 17, 2023
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This Wine Is Chronically Misunderstood. Here’s Why Millennials Could Rescue It
Wine’s most underrated grape could finally get its due thanks to Millennials and Generation Z, the same groups that the industry complains are not drinking enough wine.
Unpopular Opinion: Sweet Wine Is Great
When you first “get into” wine, you develop your own signature set of gripes. Things that never used to irk you when you were a normal consumer, but once you’ve spent enough time in the minutia of it all, you can’t help but be obnoxious about. For me, two personal pet peeves come to mind: first, incorrectly pronouncing the word sommelier (suh·muhl·yay, not suh-mawl-ee-yay) and second, asking a waiter if a wine is dry and nothing else.