Category Archives: Germany

Riesling Sugar Guidelines

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Liz Pirnat

One of the hardest problems with Riesling is for the average person to know how sweet or dry a Riesling is before they purchase it. Ideally they are going someplace with a knowledgeable staff that can help with the wine … Continue reading →

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Germany Pinot Noir, best in the world!?!

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Liz Pirnat

How amazing is it that a Germany Pinot Noir just won the best International Trophy for Pinot Noir. Beating a Grand Cru from Burgundy too! Sadly, I have yet to try a Pinot Noir produced by Weingut Meyer-Näkel, but one … Continue reading →

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Top German Wineries

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

Got an e-mail a few days ago from the Deutsches Weininstitut, or German Wine Institue. Gault Millau Wine Guide just announced the top wineries for 2007. This is the German Wine Guide from Germany. They rate winemakers by Grape Clusters … Continue reading →

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Aging German Wines

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

So how long do you hold on to wines you have been collecting or investing in? Via Rockss and Fruit Blog I found a link to a great debate on aging German Erstes Gewächs or Grosses Gewächs on Robert Parker’s … Continue reading →

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German Wine Trip in Review

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Liz Pirnat

Almost a month ago I went on a tour of German wine regions. When I decided to do a wine tour of Germany I had some vague expectations, mainly a lot of Riesling of good quality of various levels of … Continue reading →

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