Lovers of German wine are in for a treat as the 2015s make their way on to shelves and wine lists. Admittedly it has, unfortunately, been some time since I have treated myself to total immersion in a new German vintage. We have all benefited from Michael Schmidt’s reports on them on JancisRobinson.com over the last few years.
How lucky was I that the first year I felt free enough of book deadlines to go to the annual late April Weinbörse in Mainz (pictured), it was centred on the 2015 vintage. See Michael’s report on the growing season, and...