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German 2016s – a guide

Wednesday 2 August 2017 • 1 min read
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Below is a list of all the articles we have published so far on the excellent 2016 vintage in Germany, the most recent at the top. Jancis and Michael will be tasting the VDP's Grosse Gewächse (the plural of Grosses Gewächs) at the end of August in Wiesbaden, which is the very first official opportunity to taste these dry wines from top sites. The tasting articles below focus on Riesling and other white wine varieties as few of the red wines have been released yet. The photo, courtesy of the VDP, shows the 2016 harvest at Weingut Reinhold Haart in the Mosel.

J J Prüm, Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett 2016 Mosel (Wine of the week) 29 June 2018

The 2017 GG tasting – non-Riesling whites (Tasting articles) 20 September 2017

The 2017 GG tasting – Rieslings (Tasting articles) 13 September 2017

Mythos Mosel 2017 (Tasting articles) 26 July 2017

Germans in London – vintage 2016 (Tasting articles) 19 July 2017

Mainly Mosel 2016 Riesling (Tasting articles) 12 July 2017

VDP 2016s part 2 – Nahe and Franken (Tasting articles) 21 June 2017

VDP 2016s part 1 – Rheingau, Pfalz and Mosel (Tasting articles) 7 June 2017

Rheinhessen Ortswein 2016s – new challengers (Tasting articles) 24 May 2017

Germany 2016 – disaster averted (Inside information) 28 November 2016

The picture tells the tale – Rheinhessen 2016 (Free for all) 20 October 2016

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