The vintage high on acid: 2013 is looking mouthwatering at its best, caustic at its meanest, and it might well be the one in which the sweet wines provide the most satisfying long-term pleasure. Michael, Julia and Jancis reveal the beauties and the disappointments in this line-up of articles below (most recent first).
Grosses Gewächs 2013 – part 2 (Tasting articles, MS) 14 Oct 2014
Grosses Gewächs 2013 – part 1 (Tasting articles, MS) 13 Oct 2014
J&B's 2014 German offer (Tasting articles, JR) 6 Oct 2014
Dr Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Riesling trocken 2013 Pfalz (Wines of the week, JR) 8 Aug 2014
More Rieslings (Tasting articles, JR) 17 Jul 2014
Bernkasteler Ring's 2013s (Tasting articles, MS) 30 Jun 2014
Howard Ripley's German 2013s (Tasting articles, JH) 25 Jun 2014
German 2013s – Michael's second tranche (Tasting articles, MS) 17 Jun 2014
Germany 2013s – fine Rieslings (Tasting articles, JR) 4 Jun 2014
German 2013s – Michael's first tranche (Tasting articles, MS) 3 Jun 2014
Germany 2013 – late, small and medium (Inside information, MS) 20 Nov 2013
Rheinhessen 2013 – late pickers rewarded (Inside information, MS) 5 Nov 2013
Our photograph was taken by Weingut Keller in Rheinhessen as they completed the 2013 harvest in early November.