2024 Mainzer Weinbörse – a celebration of German wine
In the first part of our coverage of this year’s Mainzer Weinbörse, Jancis explains why it was a cause for celebration. Tasting notes on wines from earlier vintages are included below, ahead of Paula’s report on the 2023 vintage, starting on Thursday. Image courtesy of VDP by Peter Bender.
Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Every April, usually just after Bordeaux’s en primeur tastings, members of Germany’s 200-strong VDP association of superior wine producers show their latest releases in the vast Rheingoldhalle next to the river Rhine in Mainz, taking turns each year for which regions are nearest the tall windows that make keeping the...
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