Andreas Schmitt is one of the most knowledgeable observers of the wine and gourmet scene in Germany. For 15 years, he managed his father Adalbert Schmitt’s gourmet restaurant “Schweizer Stuben”. The wine cellar he was…
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Two German wines, one Californian, but seven French wines. My personal review of the 2024 wine year is actually not very diverse.…
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A great champagne only achieves perfection through the harmony of its components: In particular, through the blending of different origins and grape…
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The cooperatives in Champagne are changing. Of course, they still produce large quantities of base wines for the major trading houses. But…
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It was his first visit to Berlin. Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de cave of the Ruinart champagne house founded in 1727, was a…
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The Cantina Andriano has been somewhat overshadowed by its neighbour. And not just since the spectacular successes of its Terlaner sister winery…
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In 2023, I was able to gain extraordinary wine experiences. This was not only due to the end of the coronavirus restrictions.…
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History Viticulture around the town of Vitry-le-François has a long tradition. At the end of the 17th century, old records show, vineyards…
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It’s actually amazing how long the wine industry has known the term Cool Climate. Oregon as early as the 1960s, Marlborough from…
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History Wines from the Côte de Sézanne are mentioned as early as the Middle Ages, and until the phylloxera crisis they went…
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