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2025 Mosel: The Full Gamut of Expression
featured, germany: Mosel, Germany: Saar, Germany: Ruwer, Germany
, Sep 2026
The warm, almost relaxed 2025 growing season in Mosel, Saar and Ruwer produced early-ripening, picture-perfect fruit. However, rain hit in late August and September, prompting record-early harvests where speed and sorting were key. The exquisitely fresh 2025 Rieslings are juicy, ripe and full-fruited, from dry to sweet. Downright gorgeous Spätlesen and Auslesen are a particular treat.
2025 Rheingau & Pfalz: Energy, Ripeness, Brilliance and Speed
featured, Germany
, Aug 2026
With its combination of warmth and sufficient moisture, the 2025 growing season yielded brilliant and juicy Rieslings full of energy and ripeness. Yields were low across the board, prompting fast-advancing ripening and turbo harvests. The Pfalz almost universally delivered juicy, brilliant wines. The Rheingau is a little patchier but holds many sweet (and dry) surprises. The 2024 Pinot Noirs are pictures of elegance.
2025 Rheinhessen-Nahe and Mittelrhein: Opulence, Clarity and Sweet Marvels
featured, Germany
, Aug 2026
The 2025 growing season was marked by evenness: no frost, hail only in tiny pockets, warmth without heat spikes and sufficient rain. This spelled fast-advancing ripeness and an early harvest, which was punctuated by rain for some. The resulting wines are fruit-laden and opulent, but beautifully contoured because acids remained stable. Lovers of sweet wines will find alluring higher Riesling Prädikate in 2025, while the 2024 Pinot Noirs drive home that Germany can and does excel with Spätburgunder.
Cellar Favorite: 2013 Keller Riesling Westhofener Kirchspiel Grosses Gewächs
Germany, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Aug 2026
Pure and deeply mineral, the 2013 Riesling Westhofener Kirchspiel Grosses Gewächs is drinking beautifully today and should deliver for the next five years.
Cellar Favorite: 2011 Fritz Haag Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese #10
germany: Mosel, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jun 2026
The 2011 Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese #10 is a brilliant translation of Riesling in all its unfettered glory.
Cellar Favorite: 2015 & 2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese
germany: Mosel, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2026
Joh. Jos. Prüm has been one of my go-to Mosel producers since the early days of my career. These two bottles, poured side by side at a recent dinner, were pertinent reminders of the wonders of affordable Mosel Riesling.
Sekt: Effervescent Germany and Austria
featured, Germany, Austria
, Dec 2025
This report brings together the effervescent efforts of Austria and Germany across an impressively broad geographic span. From electric Rieslingsekts to meticulously crafted traditional styles, the top Sekts from these two countries confidently rival the world’s finest sparkling wines.
2024 Mosel, Saar and Ruwer: Tales of Woe and Wow
featured, germany: Mosel, Germany: Saar, Germany: Ruwer, Germany, germany featured
, Oct 2025
Frost, hail, a wet spring and a dry summer made 2024 a challenging year for growers in Mosel, Saar and Ruwer. However, the results are sprightly, sleek, concentrated Rieslings with exquisite verve.
2025 Germany Pre-Auctions Report: Trier & Bad Kreuznach - Sleek, Svelte and Sensational
featured, germany: Mosel, Germany: Saar, Germany: Ruwer, Germany
, Sep 2025
The two main German auctions in Trier and Bad Kreuznach will take place on November 7 and 8, respectively. In Trier, Riesling lovers can look forward to Kabinetts, Spätlesen and a handful of Auslesen and dry wines from Mosel, Saar and Ruwer, many of them in double magnums and even Methuselahs. Bad Kreuznach offers thrilling dry Rieslings, Kabinetts, one Sekt and one stellar Eiswein from Nahe, Rheinhessen and Pfalz, supplemented by Pinot Noirs from Nahe and Ahr.
Rheinhessen, Pfalz & Mittelrhein: A Game of Patience
featured, Germany
, Sep 2025
Two thousand twenty-four was a challenging year for the winemakers in Rheinhessen, Pfalz and Mittelrhein. Frost, rain, and a hot, dry summer required immense patience. In the end, lovers of classic, cool, svelte but highly expressive Rieslings are in for a treat in 2024.