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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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New GG releases in 2025 – Riesling
Paula Redes Sidore
Tuesday 7 October 2025
• 12 min read
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Michael selflessly fills in a gap in his coverage of 2018 VDP Grosse Gewächse Rieslings with a feast for all...
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Michael, extreme left in our picture behind the scenes at the 2019 Wiesbaden tasting, explains his position on the 2018...
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Michael submits his first report on the Grosse Gewächse 2018s, distinguishing the hype from the truth. See this guide for...
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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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Tim Jackson MW (left) and Richard Hemming MW did the heavy lifting at Riesling Night 2. Michael's and Jancis's tasting...
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25 March 2019 See our tasting notes from this event.
18 February 2019 This event is now sold out. Many...
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Germany's VDP association of top wine growers recently published this list of superior vineyard sites and they are currently working...
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See also The picture tells the tale – Rheinhessen 2016. For full details of our coverage of the excellent 2016...
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Annegret Reh-Gartner is not the only prominent German vintner we have lost recently. Fritz Hasselbach of the renowned Rheinhessen wine...
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27 August On Thursday 25 August Dr Carl von Schubert from the the Maximin Grünhaus estate was elected new president...
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Last month I had the pleasure of a trip to Alsace to take advantage of the third Millésimes Alsace, the...
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On Tuesday evening the VDP Rheinhessen passed a resolution which now allows the category of Kabinett wines to use the...
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As reported on this site yesterday, on Sunday 24 April the Vereinigung Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP, the association of most of...
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The annual VDP vintage preview took place in Wiesbaden in late August, showcasing the latest Grosses Gewächs releases: whites from...
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See also Richard's report on the Rieslings of Mosel and Nahe. Michael will be reporting later this month on many...
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30 July 2015 Tam's account of her nocturnal adventures while attending the Weinbörse presentation of the latest vintage in Germany...
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