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Tag Archives: Ziereisen
Wir Trinken…Chasselas
Does it seem odd that I’m writing about a French grape variety and using a title written in German? Okay, you’ll accept that the Swiss love Chasselas. It’s their most widely planted grape variety and comprises around 60% of white … Continue reading
Posted in German Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine
Tagged Aigle, Chasselas, Crépy, Dominique Lucas, Fendant, Gutedel, Hanspeter Ziereisen, Henri Badoux, Lavaux, Lavaux Vinorama, Les Vignes de Paradis, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fendant, Marin, Markgräflerland Gutedel, Vaud Wine, Ziereisen, Ziereisen 10 Hoch 4
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Review of the Year 2019
It’s always an enjoyable task deciding what to highlight from the year just gone, or almost (as I write this on New Year’s Eve). The research for this article, and my initial words, were begun in the week before Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas and Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Books
Tagged Andrew Thomas, Basket Press Wines, Bindi, Black Chalk, Butlers Wine Cellar, Charlie Herring Wines, Clonakilla, Dobra Vinice, Domaine L'Octavin Pamina, Dynamic Vines, Equipo Navazos Bota 51, Heidi Schrock, Henschke Mount Edelstone 2001, Jacob Leadley, Les Caves de Pyrene, Newcomer Wines, Review of the Year 2019, Ruster Ausbruch, Silo Brighton, Soldera Riserva 1990, Solent Cellar, Sue Style The Landscape of Swiss Wine, The Sportsman Seasalter, Thomas Wines, Tim Phillips, Wine Book of the Year, Wines of the French Alps (Book), Wines of the Year, Wink Lorch, Ziereisen
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It’s GGs and Reds Time Again
Howard Ripley’s tastings are always a contrast to many of the other Autumn events on the calendar. First of all, you can guarantee sedate surroundings, this time in the Pensions Room at Gray’s Inn, tucked behind High Holborn and the … Continue reading
Posted in German Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Ayler Schonfels, Carl von Schubert, Donnhoff, German Red Wines 2014, Goldtropfchen, Grosse Gewachse 2015, Hermansholle GG, Howard Ripley, Jaspis Pinot Noir 2013, JJ Prum 2015, Julian Haart, Keller Hubacker, Klaus Peter Keller, Maximin Grunhaus, Maximin Grunhauser Spatburgunder 2014, Niederberg Helden, Peter Lauer, Schloss Lieser, Spätburgunder 2014, Thomas Haag, Ziereisen
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Spring Treats – Four Recent Wines
Another rare foray into what I’ve been drinking at home amid the dust of a seven week building programme. It’s partly an excuse to tell you about the wine we drank on Sunday, but as is often the case, a … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, German Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Vienna, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine
Tagged Arbois Savagnin, Baden Wine, Hughes-Beguet, Jutta Ambrositsch, Mesnay, Patrice Béguet, Savagnin non-ouillé, Savagnin Ouillé, Savagnin Très-orDinaire, Sieveringer Ringelspiel, Spätburgunder, Stephane Tissot, Tschuppen, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Ziereisen
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More from Germany (Howard Ripley)
The second instalment of Howard Ripley’s Germans was presented at Middle Temple Hall Yesterday, comprising the dry whites and reds, with a few strangers thrown in for good measure (one of which was my Wine of the Day!). I don’t … Continue reading
David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 