Tag: riesling

Big German Wines From The Pfalz

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
Von Winning Cellar Pfalz

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

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
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

Fine German Riesling From The Nahe

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
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

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
German Riesling Rheinhessen

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

Cracking Croatian Wine in Plešivica

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL -
cracking croatian wine in plesivica

Reading Time: In the Spring of 2018, we set out on a re-tour of Croatia to bring our book Cracking Croatian Wine: A Visitor Friendly-Guide to life. Our first stop on this journey was Plešivica. It's a wine region that delivers some of the best Croatian wines but somehow still receives