Category Archives: Riesling

Zind-Humbrecht with a focus on Clos Windsbuhl

Posted on April 24, 2015 by vintomas

Zind-Humbrecht is one of the very best wine producers in Alsace, if not the very best. This producer is located in the Turckheim village and was created in its present form in 1959 from vineyard holdings of the Zind family of Wintzenheim and the Humbrecht family … Continue reading →

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Mixed white BYOB with AuZone

Posted on April 16, 2015 by vintomas

In the absence of other tastings scheduled for Maundy Thursday, six of us gathered for a BYOB tasting under the auspices of our wine tasting club AuZone. E.T., who took the initiative, decided on “white and good” as our theme. As … Continue reading →

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Paul Blanck at the 2015 Alsace wine day

Posted on April 10, 2015 by vintomas

Paul Blanck, which can be found in the Kientzheim village, was one of the Alsace producers I tasted at the Alsace wine day in Stockholm in the end of January. On his extensive Alsace wine site, Per Warfvinge has a … Continue reading →

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Dopff & Irion at the Alsace wine day

Posted on March 9, 2015 by vintomas

Dopff & Irion is a big Alsace wine producer with seat in Riquewihr (village profile at Per Warfvinge’s Alsace wine website). Some of the wines are sold under the name Domaine du Château de Riquewihr. They have 27 hectares (67 acres) of vineyards in the … Continue reading →

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Albert Schoech – a good Alsace producer in Ammerschwihr

Posted on February 21, 2015 by vintomas

A new acquaintance at the Alsace wine day in Stockholm some weeks ago was Albert Schoech, a producer located in Ammerschwihr (village profile at Per Warfvinge’s Alsace wine site). Although I didn’t have time to taste through the wines from … Continue reading →

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Hugel & Fils at the 2015 Alsace wine day

Posted on February 17, 2015 by vintomas

One of the classical Alsatian producers I checked out at the Alsace wine day a couple of weeks ago was Hugel & Fils. I posted a profile on Hugel when I wrote about last year’s tasting. Here, I just recall … Continue reading →

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Marcel Deiss wines at the 2015 Alsace wine day

Posted on February 15, 2015 by vintomas

A few weeks ago, the 2015 edition of the Alsace wine day was held in Stockholm. It is an annual event that always comes back this time of year. One of two producers that I tasted both this year and … Continue reading →

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Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2012 tasting

Posted on January 22, 2015 by vintomas

In the end of October, MW lined up some German Riesling Grosses Gewächs – on the labels usually written GG for short – from a number of excellent producers and from the likewise excellent vintage 2012. Grosses Gewächs/GG is a designation … Continue reading →

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Hugel & Fils – an Alsace producer that is reliably dry and constantly yellow

Posted on September 4, 2014 by vintomas

Hugel & Fils is a classical Alsace producer located in Riquewihr. Their distinctly yellow labels say “Depuis 1639”. The one who founded the company this year was Hans Ulrich Hugel, the initials of whom can still be found in their logotype, … Continue reading →

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German World Championship Rieslings

Posted on August 27, 2014 by vintomas

I take a short brake from the village profiles of Champagne to “ease the pressure” of all regular tasting notes that have been collecting dust for a while. Here a tasting on my balcony a sunny evening about a month … Continue reading →

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