18 Dec 2006 by JR
I have at last had a chance to taste a few more German 2005s, including particularly some of the wines in Tanners’ recent German 2005 offer , and thought you might be interested in...
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12 Sep 2006 by JR
These, for ease of reference, are all my tasting notes to date on Germany’s 2005s, amalgamated from German 2005s – mainly Mosel, Nahe and fruity and German 2005s – mainly...
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9 Sep 2006 by JR
See also my report on what the wines tasted here suggest about Germany's 2005 harvest.
Below are 200 more tasting notes on 2005 German wines to complement the 200+ I have already published...
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3 Aug 2006 by JR
The following are some more 2005 Germans from three important estates that I had the pleasure of tasting just before setting off for Australia. The von Schubert estate at Maximin Grünhaus...
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28 Jul 2006 by JR
Nick Greenhill, Wellington, NZ:
I have been reading yoiur articles and reviews of the 2005 vintage in Germany. In your original list of reviews there are a number of wines...
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20 Jul 2006 by JR
Harry Cragoe, London:
Jancis, I've read so much recently about the 2005 German vintage that I thought it was about time I made the fatal mistake of subjecting my wallet to its...
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20 Jul 2006 by JR
A long list, grouped by style and in roughly ascending order of richness and weight, chosen in response to Harry Cragoe's request in your turn for four to six shortcuts to pleasure via 2005...
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4 Jul 2006 by JR
Steve Dutton, Germany:
In your article on the 2005 vintage here in Germany, you focussed mostly on the north. I feel however, that the further south one goes, the...
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1 Jul 2006 by JR
See also my tasting notes on nearly 200 German 2005s tasted so far.
The second-born has just left university, so recently that I cannot yet use the verb graduate. He reports that at...
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28 Jun 2006 by JR
Steve Dutton, Germany:
You mentioned that you found 2005 Rieslings from Auslese upwards not all that expressive at the moment. Do you have any idea why? It would seem that...
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26 Jun 2006 by JR
In response to a request via your turn , I offer the following list of UK merchants are likely to make a serious offer of German 2005s:
Justerini & Brooks
Lay...
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24 Jun 2006 by JR
My notes on the German 2005s I have tasted so far are arranged alphabetically below by the producer's (sur)name, ignoring words such as Schloss and Weingut. If no grape variety is cited, it is...
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31 May 2006 by JR
Jon Hicke, Vancouver:
Any word on how the 2005 German Rieslings are shaping up? There must be a few out of the gates by now. Incidentally, how are tastings for German...
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10 Oct 2005 by JR
David Schildknecht sends the following report on the 2005 harvest in Germany:
Middle Mosel growers largely started picking this past weekend or today. Rheingau and Rheinessen reports...
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18 Aug 2005 by JR
Faithful readers may have wondered why our diligent correspondent, US wine merchant and German wine expert David Schildknecht of Vintner Select, Ohio has been so silent recently. I know I have....
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