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Review: Dr. Von Bassermann-Jordan 2008 Riesling trocken

by Marisa D'Vari20 September 2009
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 Riesling Wine: Dry or Sweet?
Do you like Riesling wine? If so, the next question would be which type? As you are aware, Riesling can be bone dry or as sweet and thick as honey.
And an even sharper question may be how you prefer your Riesling to be packaged? The scary looking, but traditional, labels with [...]

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A visit to Weingut Donnhoff

by Marisa D'Vari13 October 2008
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“Nature or nurture,” you might ask, wondering about the temperament of a child or the elements that go into a particularly delicious, well balanced wine. Today’s wine world is often a hotbed of deception. For example, if you find yourself…

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A Tale of Two Schlösser

by Marisa D'Vari28 September 2008
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In Germany, the word “schloss” means castle or “manor house.” These are historic structures, many first built during the Roman times near the very best vineyards in the land. The idea was to create a grand estate to showcase the…

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Tasting Riesling with Jakob Schneider Jr. in Nahe, Germany

by Marisa D'Vari28 September 2008
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“When your first name is Jakob, you have no choice but to go into the family business,” says Jakob Schneider Jr. with a charming smile, the youngest in a long line of Weingut Jakob Schneiders in the Nahe region of…

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Discovering Kendermann: Behind the Scenes of a Best Selling Brand

by Marisa D'Vari26 September 2008
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When most wine aficionados visit Germany to meet their favorite producers, they often find themselves knocking at a rustic looking door, with the winemaker/owner or his wife jumping up from the lunch table to welcome the visitor inside. Things are…

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Georg Breuer Spatburgunder, anyone?

by Marisa D'Vari19 May 2007

(see more at http://www.AWineStory.com) So today I finally had the nerve to take the bottle of Georg Breuer’s Spatburgunder (what a mouthful) off the shelf and try it in the name of education, if nothing else. Though I never had…

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