Unbottled – Bonnet-Ponson Seconde Nature Millesime 2016
As we could not include this bottle of champagne in our natural wine tasting in March, I opened it as an aperitif at Easter. Suffice to say, the bottle did not disappoint.
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Unbottled – Weninger Blaufraenkisch Kalkofen
I do have a week spot for Blaufraenkisch. This Austrian red wine is deeply rooted in our family’s history. Naturally, when I get the chance to buy an aged bottle, I just cannot resist. In this case, this is a late release from Franz Weninger from the Kalkofen vineyard.
Unbottled – Wagner Stempel Sylvaner Reserve
Finally, I am continuing with my German wine region series. Today we visit Rhine Hesse and enjoy a Sylvaner from Wagner Stempel. Some say that Rhine Hesse makes the better Silvaners compared to Franconia. Well, we will see about that and I also have a cliché pairing with asparagus for you.
Unbottled – Natural Wine Tasting
This was the first wine tasting of my regular’s table in 2026 with the topic natural wine. Well, there are no set rules on what constitutes a natural wine. For this tasting, I chose wines that had undergone minimal intervention in the cellar. Furthermore, all of the wines are hand-harvested, unfiltered and unfined, as these […]
Unbottled – Peter Jakob Kuehn Hendelberg Riesling
The Rheingau region accounts for just 3 % of Germany’s total vineyard area. However, it has the highest percentage of Riesling, at around 78%. For this tasting, I have selected a Riesling from Peter Jakob Kühn, a pioneer of biodynamic farming.
Unbottled – European Sparkling Wine
Last year we started the tradition of tasting sparkling wines right before Christmas. What better time of the year to do that? This year we took a closer look at sparkling wines from all over Europe. Some countries, especially France, have a long tradition of producing them, others are relatively new to the game. Nevertheless, […]
Unbottled – Pinot Noir Tasting
I struggled to find a catchy way of describing Pinot Noir. Maybe, the phrase “red wine for Riesling drinkers” might be the best possibility. It has the reputation of being more cultured than other reds, at the same time it also comes off as overly-intellectual. All of this is open to debate, but one thing […]
Silvaner Sundays – Kraemer Silvaner 2017
Since we are staying at the Kraemer’s holiday flat for a few days next week, I thought I will do a special edition of Silvaner Sundays. Somewhere on the internet I found a few bottles of the 2017 vintage of Stephan’s Silvaner.
Unbottled – Marcus Hees Insel Weissburgunder
The Nahe is another rather underrated wine region, apart from a few big names, not a lot of vineyards are known. Yet, the Insel Weissburgunder I am presenting to you today is actually not the first bottle I had from this wine maker. We already enjoyed Marcus Hees’ Blanc de Noir sparkling wine a few […]
Unbottled – Julien Renard Riesling
Yet, this is not your regular Moselle Riesling. Instead it comes from shooting star Julien Renard. Julien has a lot of small plots ammounting to a total of 1,2 ha. This also means that it is quite hard to get. Luckily, I found a bottle. If you are interested in more about Julien you can […]