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Protests in France, Domaine Sigalas acquisition, Vinarchy to cull wine brands
Plus an early harvest for ice wine in Germany, and the oldest vine in the world. Above, Domaine Sigalas vineyard (image courtesy of the domaine). As you can see [if...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 28 November 2025
• 1 min read
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New GG releases in 2025 – reds
In a perilous vintage, Germany’s best 2023 Spätburgunders are a testament to nerve and precision in the vineyard. Also see Paula’s report on new GG Riesling releases and other GG...
Paula Redes Sidore
Monday 20 October 2025
• 7 min read
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New GG releases in 2025 – Chardonnay, Silvaner and Weissburgunder
Paula Redes Sidore
Tuesday 14 October 2025
• 5 min read
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A collection of German Pinot Noirs with virtually nothing in common.
The only consistent thing among these wines is their...
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Fresh(?) from tasting myriad GGs in Wiesbaden, Michael tells us what everyone in German wine is talking about.
Is it...
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Rieslings from the great 2018 vintage from three of our favourite producers. See Michael's vintage report and our guide to...
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Dr Daniel Deckers, political editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and assistant scientist at Geisenheim, unpicks the Nazi threads in...
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See also Michael’s earlier report on the Mosel wines of the members of the Bernkasteler Ring.
The concept of Mythos...
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The generic organisation Wines of Germany are keen to demonstrate that Germany is so much more than Riesling and Spätburgunder...
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A uniquely comprehensive report on a great vintage in a great wine region.
The Bernkasteler Ring is the oldest association...
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The 2018 vintage provides the perfect excuse... A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See...
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The final tasting article in our series on German wines. See this guide to our extensive coverage of the 2018...
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See also part 1 of Michael's tasting notes from this year's giant showing of the latest vintage at the VDP...
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The first of Michael's two reports on this year's Mainzer Weinbörse massive showing of the latest vintage from VDP producers...
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About 50 more tasting notes on 2018 Rieslings tasted at this year's Mainzer Weinbörse. This follows on from part 1...
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A shortcut to our extensive coverage of a particularly generous, healthy, ripe vintage that really excited our German specialist Michael...
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More than 100 Mosel Riesling 2018s tasted at this year's Mainzer Weinbörse. The first of many assessments of this exceptional...
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Germany has a new wave too, and it has washed particularly effectively in Baden.
Isn't it great to have stereotypes...
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Julia samples some great Rheinhessen, and now Mosel, wines from cask, in situ. Please note that many of these wines...
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