On the Grapevine

Quality German wines fly off the shelves with sales up 89%
Quality German wines fly off the shelves with sales up 89%

Currently in On the Grapevine

Details of where to find the best from Germany, from the specialist wine merchants to the high street retailers.

Learn more about Germany’s grape varieties, regions and producers. The featured grape is Silvaner, celebrating its 350th anniversary in 2009, and the current featured region is the Rheinhessen.  Our current featured producer is Domdechant Werner'sches Weingut. Alternatively, see our previous profiles.

Check out the events page to view details of forthcoming consumer tastings and events where you will find Wines of Germany.

 

 
Alistair Peebles
German wines are experiencing a renaissance

 

Recent quotes in the press:

 

Jamie Goode tastes four German Rieslings. Take a look at Jamie's Goode's video blog by clicking on this link.

 

“Germanic attention to detail and rigorous standards ensure consistent quality and superb value for money.”

Fergus Shanahan, The Sun, 18 April 2009

 

“Germany produces some of the world’s best Riesling, an adaptable grape which is capable of providing bone dry and lusciously sweet fruity wines.”

Susan Goodson, North West Evening Mail, 10 April 2009

 

“Another friend asked me to recommend wines lower in alcohol, so she could drink more of them. Everyone always wants to know that. And my answer is always the same: go for whites, namely German Riesling …”

Victoria Moore, The Guardian, 4 April 2009

 

Jane McQuitty recommends four Rieslings from the Pfalz and Mosel, saying that Riesing’s “crisp, racy, floral yet honey-finished fruit is spring in a glass and is as happy a swig on its own as it is with food. Add to that its naturally low alcohol levels (5 to 8 per cent compared with most table wine’s 12 or 13 per cent) and you have a perfect all-day tipple.”                                       Jane McQuitty, The Times, 21 March 2009

 

“My love of Riesling is well-documented and I tell you not a word of lie when I say that I always have a stock of young German Rieslings on my rack because I cannot imagine a day when I would not want the chance to have a glass.”

Sarah McGleery, Oxford Times, 12 March 2009

 

“German wines can be extraordinarily complex, beautifully balanced and a joy to drink; the ultimate hip-to-be square aperitif wine …”

Westside (Sheffield), 1 March 2009

 

“I LOVE German Riesling…the quality has gone through the roof in recent vintages, and the prices have yet to catch up.”
Hamish Martin, The Sunday Herald (Glasgow), 18 January 2009

 

 

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