Germany

Tasting articles Purple pager, and reporter on all things Germanic for Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, David Schildknecht asked the team at Robert...

Tasting articles See our guides to our extensive coverage of Germany's toothsome 2009s - and don't forget the more classical German 2008s...

Tasting articles If there were such a thing as a hall of fame of German vineyards, the Bernkasteler Doctor would be top...

Inside information One of the highlights of the VDP (German premium wine producers' association) 100th anniversary celebrations was the series of three...

Tasting articles I'm always bemoaning how few specialist importers of Germany's increasingly fine wines there are in the UK. But now a...

Tasting articles I made at least four great wine discoveries on Sunday when in Berlin for the VDP's centenary. One of them...

Inside information 7 Sep – considerably updated, with both pictures and text. I'm in Berlin for the centenary celebrations of the VDP...

Inside information In the recent Members' forum discussion on Purple pages about the drinking window of Riesling, we were once again drawn...

Free for all Michael Schmidt, a resident of the Ahr region and responsible for this picture of Ahr vineyards in autumn, reports on...

Tasting articles Much earlier this year, in Bad Kreuznach in particularly snowy weather, I had the honour of addressing Vinissima, Germany's group...

Inside information On the night of Wednesday 9 Jun thunderstorms, hail and torrential rains caused an estimated 20-30 million euros' worth of...

Tasting articles 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...

Don't quote me I have to say that I am saddened by today's news that New Zealand has overtaken Germany as supplier of...

Don't quote me See also Tamlyn‘s tasting notes from a 10th anniversary tasting of wines from The WineBarn. In the tiny, picturesque Hampshire...

Tasting articles Although Iris Ellmann usually holds an annual tasting for press and private customers in London at the start of each...