> Anthony Hammond (American dad, German mum) runs the Garage Winery just across the river in Oestrich-Winkel. He calls his wine Sugar-Babe, Rosamunde, Kickstart and Goldmarie, sells them in 0.25…
> Not that I’m a drinking man (anyone who claims otherwise is a liar..), but it the sight of ripening grapes does fill me with great happiness in anticipation of…
> Now, would you happen to be pro- or antisecco? I’m definitely for the former, especially if it’s from Matthias Wolf’s vineyard in Lörzweiler…
> Jürgen and Carolin Hofmann are true shooting stars among the new generation of vintners. She’s been named “Young vintnerin of the year” by none less than Stuart Piggot and…
> Back at Wagner-Stempel‘s open courtyard from the other day. (Shocking website and I’ve offered to do a words-for-wine barter translation deal, but he reckons that as they sell everything…
> David Wagner took over the family vineyard in Siefersheim a few years back and did all the right things – canopy management, lower yields, old vines, focus on the…
> The wine from Rheinhessen is saddled with a shockingly bad reputation. It’s the largest wine-growing region in Germany and they’ve pumped out some dire stuff over the years –…
There are two ways of harvesting grapes You go through the lines of vines with your team, cut off each bunch and snip out the unripe grapes, the mouldy ones,…
>…the Mulberry Tree. Morus Nigra. They were introduced into Europe to satisfy the demand for silk – silkworms just love the leaves – and were planted mostly in southern Europe.…
>No late frosts. Warm weather and lots of bees at blossom-time. No hail storms. (Yet…) Warm weather predicted for next week. If this keeps up, we could be in the…
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