Tasting articles Mosel 2020s, part 4 – Bernkasteler Ring from R to Z Michael makes a new discovery in the final instalment of his comprehensive... 2 Aug 2021 Michael Schmidt
Inside information Miracle and malevolence in the Ahr 29 July 2021 As the terrible flood devastation in the Ahr Valley... 29 Jul 2021 Michael Schmidt
Tasting articles Mosel 2020s, part 3 – Bernkasteler Ring from B to P See also Mosel 2020s, part 1 – VDP from B–O, Mosel 2020s... 19 Jul 2021 Michael Schmidt
Free for all Destruction in the Ahr Valley Michael, who has also filed the third part of his survey of... 19 Jul 2021 Michael Schmidt
Tasting articles Mosel 2020s, part 2 – VDP from P to Z For the background to this comprehensive review of yet another promising vintage... 29 Jun 2021 Michael Schmidt
Free for all Germany's 2020 vintage So what sort of growing season produced the wines Michael has been... 29 Jun 2021 Michael Schmidt
Tasting articles Mosel 2020s, part 1 – VDP from B to O You didn't think a little thing like a global pandemic would prevent... 28 Jun 2021 Michael Schmidt
Tasting articles Keller, von der Fels vertical For an estate Riesling, Klaus Peter Keller's von der Fels ('from the... 24 May 2021 Michael Schmidt
Free for all The end of the Grosslage Germany's wine regulations are set to change … in 2026. But expect... 19 May 2021 Michael Schmidt
Tasting articles Loosen and friends What happens when you swap barrels between wineries in different countries, even... 6 Apr 2021 Jancis Robinson
Wines of the week Zilliken, Saarburger Rausch Riesling Kabinett 2019 Saar A low-alcohol classic that nowhere else in the world can rival. From... 26 Feb 2021 Julia Harding MW
Tasting articles German 2020 releases – Baden Landweine Schloss Schmidt in the Ahr Valley has been invaded by another massive... 26 Jan 2021 Michael Schmidt
Alder on America Trump’s parting shot at wine First various imported European wines under 14%. Now the US extends its... 18 Jan 2021 Alder Yarrow
Tasting articles Franken Silvaner and Ahr Spätburgunder This may be Michael's last collection of tasting notes on 2020's GG... 8 Jan 2021 Michael Schmidt
Tasting articles Michael's 2019 GGs – Pfalz, Württemberg and Franken The last of Michael's three collections of tasting notes on (mostly) 2019... 12 Oct 2020 Michael Schmidt
Tasting articles Michael's 2019 GGs – Rheingau and Rheinhessen The second of Michael's three collections of tasting notes on Riesling 2019... 9 Oct 2020 Michael Schmidt
