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Guide to our old-vines coverage
4 June 2026 In advance of the 2026 Old Vine Conference on 8 June, we’re republishing this overview of our old-vines coverage, newly updated. 28 June 2023 The Old Vine...
Julian Leidy
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If there were such a thing as a hall of fame of German vineyards, the Bernkasteler Doctor would be top...
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One of the highlights of the VDP (German premium wine producers' association) 100th anniversary celebrations was the series of three...
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I'm always bemoaning how few specialist importers of Germany's increasingly fine wines there are in the UK. But now a...
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I made at least four great wine discoveries on Sunday when in Berlin for the VDP's centenary. One of them...
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7 Sep – considerably updated, with both pictures and text. I'm in Berlin for the centenary celebrations of the VDP...
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In the recent Members' forum discussion on Purple pages about the drinking window of Riesling, we were once again drawn...
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Michael Schmidt, a resident of the Ahr region and responsible for this picture of Ahr vineyards in autumn, reports on...
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Much earlier this year, in Bad Kreuznach in particularly snowy weather, I had the honour of addressing Vinissima, Germany's group...
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On the night of Wednesday 9 Jun thunderstorms, hail and torrential rains caused an estimated 20-30 million euros' worth of...
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A showing of mainly 2008s from Rheingau members of the VDP association of top German wine producers in London last...
Nick on restaurants
This article was also published in the Financial Times.This month two of Berlin's most hospitable and long established restaurateurs will...
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I have to say that I am saddened by today's news that New Zealand has overtaken Germany as supplier of...
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See also Tamlyn‘s tasting notes from a 10th anniversary tasting of wines from The WineBarn. In the tiny, picturesque Hampshire...
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Although Iris Ellmann usually holds an annual tasting for press and private customers in London at the start of each...
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The following notes were taken at the most extraordinary two-day tasting of 100 vintages of Riesling made at the state...
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When I taste wines for our database of 40,000+ tasting notes on this site, I always give a score and...
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