German new releases – summer 2023
Thursday 31 August 2023
An eclectic mix of wines from Germany’s past, present and perhaps its future. Above, vineyards in Bingen, courtesy Weingut Riffel.
As I clear my desk, palate and mind in advance of the tasting marathon that is the annual VDP Grosses Gewächs premiere followed almost immediately by Austria’s Single Vineyard Summit, I find myself thinking about intersections and context, about the things that break and the things that bind.
From the top of the Kaiser-Friedrich tower on the western edge of Rheinhessen’s Rochusberg in the town of Bingen, there is just such an intersection. The basalt tower named for the...
Become a member to view this article and thousands more!
Premium
- 15,407 featured articles
- 274,950 wine reviews
- Maps from The World Atlas of Wine, 8th edition (RRP £50)
- The Oxford Companion to Wine, 5th edition (RRP £50)
- Members’ forum
Monthly
Annually
£99
Save 17.5% with annual membership
Professional
- 15,407 featured articles
- 274,950 wine reviews
- Maps from The World Atlas of Wine, 8th edition (RRP £50)
- The Oxford Companion to Wine, 5th edition (RRP £50)
- Members’ forum
- 48-hour preview of all scheduled articles
- Commercial use of our wine reviews
£199
per year