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Germany's 2020 releases – a guide

Thursday 9 July 2020 • 1 min read
Morstein early morning late September 2020 in Rheinhessen, Germany

We aim to provide unrivalled coverage of the whites from 2019, a vintage that Michael suggests may be Germany's vintage of the century, and many a red wine released this year, typically from 2018 and 2017. Michael continues to taste in regional groups at his home in Germany and we both hope to taste the latest Grosse Gewächse releases in Wiesbaden in late August.

The arresting picture, by the way, was taken by Klaus Peter Keller early one morning in late September 2019 in his Morstein vineyard in Rheinhessen.

The most recent articles are at the top of the list.

Michael's 2019 GGs – Pfalz, Württemberg and Franken (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 12 October 2020

Michael's 2019 GGs – Rheingau and Rheinhessen (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 9 October 2020

Michael's 2019 GGs – Mosel and Nahe (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 5 October 2020

2019 Germany's breakthrough vintage? (Free for all) Jancis Robinson 3 October 2020

Jancis's 2019 GGs (Tasting article) Jancis Robinson 30 September 2020

German 2019 white and 2018 red strays (Tasting article) Jancis Robinson 23 September 2020

Bid now for German auction wines (Tasting article) Jancis Robinson 14 September 2020

German 2020 releases – Franken (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 18 August 2020

German 2020 releases Rheingau (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 11 August 2020

German 2020 releases – Mosel and Nahe (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 4 August 2020, updated 17 August

German 2020 releases – Pfalz and Rheinhessen (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 21 July 2020, updated 13 August

Germany 2019 – even better than 2018? (Inside information) Michael Schmidt 13 July 2020

Howard Ripley 2019 Germans part 2 (Tasting article) Jancis Robinson 8 July 2020

Howard Ripley 2019 Germans part 1 (Tasting article) Jancis Robinson 7 July 2020

German 2020 releases Ahr, Baden, Sachsen, Württemberg (Tasting article) Michael Schmidt 2 July 2020, updated 13 August

Kellers favour Kabinett (Tasting article) Julia Harding MW 18 March 2020

2019: hot stuff (Free for all) Jancis Robinson 5 October 2019

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