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Gut Hermannsberg

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Reading Time: I love German Riesling and my go-to region is the Nahe. A drive through the small, winding roads of the Nahe gives way to vineyards that are as step and impressive as those in the Mosel and the Rheingau. Oberhausen is located at a small bend of the

Big German Wines From The Pfalz

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 25, 2020July 25, 2020

Reading Time: Charine has long raved about the big-bodied Riesling from the Pfalz while I haven't always share her enthusiasm. We recently spent several days visiting cellars in the region. After seeing the region first hand, would I change my mind? The Pfalz: A Dynamic German Wine Region The Pfalz is

Dynamic Rheinhessen

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 4, 2020July 25, 2020

Bianka-Daniel-Schmitt-Natural-Wine-Lineup

Reading Time: There was a time when sweet Liebfraumilch and cheap, bulk wine symbolized the Rheinhessen. Today things are different. The Rheinhessen may be Germany's most dynamic wine region. It's home to some of the most prestigious German wines, like the Keller G-Max Riesling. It is also home to some

Millésima Blog Awards 2020: Can You Help Matt?

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 1, 2020July 26, 2020

Reading Time: *** UPDATE *** The voting period has ended and Matt has won the public vote and became the sixth and final winner of the Millésima Blog Awards 2020. Thanks to all that voted and stay tuned to the Exotic Wine Travel YouTube channel for a VLOG on the week

Robert Weil, ‘Kiedrich Gräfenberg’ Prädikat Rieslings

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 28, 2020July 26, 2020

Robert Weil Kiedrich Grafenberg Pradikat

Reading Time: Hello! Welcome to As Drunk by Exotic Wine Travel, a weekly column where we feature interesting wines that we encourage you to seek out. The reviews featured in this series may be written by either one or the both of us. The featured wines can be from obscure or

Fine German Riesling From The Nahe

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 21, 2020August 14, 2020

Nahe Riesling German Wine Niedherhauser Hermannshohle

Reading Time: "We're old-school," says Caroline Diel as she hands me a bottle of her hand-disgorged sparkler made from Riesling. That's the feeling I get visiting the producers in the Nahe. Even though the region is an hour's drive from Frankfurt, the producers here live in their own world. And

Rheinhessen Riesling

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - December 26, 2019July 26, 2020

Reading Time: The Rheinhessen does a lot more than mass-produced, semi-sweet wines. The Rheinhessen is Germany's largest wine-producing region by vineyard area. The German Wine Institute reports that there are close to 27,000 hectares of vineyards in the region spread out over three districts and 400+ individual sites. The Rheinhessen

Best Wine Memories of 2019

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - December 19, 2019July 26, 2020

Reading Time: As 2019 closes and 2020 unfolds, it will mark five straight years of traveling around the world. We've spent that entire time uncovering unique wines from both far-flung and well-known regions of the wine world. In 2015 we left our careers to take a sabbatical. I had a

German Pinot Noir: Is It Worth the Hype?

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 22, 2019July 26, 2020

Reading Time: German wines are much more than just Riesling. In the past, German Pinot Noir may have been thin and unexciting but today things are different. Now might be the time to give German Pinot Noir a taste. There are many articles on the internet today with titles like

Fritz Haag, ‘Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr’ Riesling Beerenauslese 2006

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 15, 2019July 26, 2020