100% Riesling from the Grand Cru Hofberg, one of the greatest Mosel vineyards. The A.J. Adam Riesling Trocken comes from young vines aged 5-25 years, resulting in a wine possessing striking exotic fruit, subtle spice, wild slate... Read More
A celebration of one of the most delicious, thoughtful, and misunderstood expressions of Riesling that exists: Kabinett! This explosively aromatic and flavorful style of Riesling features ripping acidity to underpin its precociousness,... Read More
The Knoll is always intriguing as a wine of contrast. Rose petal and ripe grapefruit aromas are underlaid by a distinct smokiness. A rich and explosive palate of apricot marmalade and lemon curd, but with an intense grapefruit... Read More
Barefoot Riesling hits all the right fruit-filled notes with perfect pitch. A delicate orange blossom aroma bounces off juicy apple and tangy lemon flavors for a slightly sweet finale.
Every year, we aim to make a fruit-driven, dry Riesling which has an explosive flavor profile. The 2022 Riesling Dry #239 is a wine that will improve with age; the season was hot and dry which allowed the fruit to be fully-ripe... Read More
We have made our Riesling Bubbly Dry #356 for people who love the taste of traditional method sparkling wine, but prefer the price of Prosecco or Cava. This delicious lightly bubbly wine shows intense tropical fruit characteristics,... Read More
After the nuanced and quiet nose, flavors of juicy strawberry, mango and honeysuckle burst on the palate. Grey slate underscores the ripe strawberry flavors, while a backbone of acidity contributes to an impression of the seashore.... Read More
For people who are familiar with old world styles of Riesling, the Reserve #198 will remind them of those clean, bright and satisfying sweeter wines. Its acidity will enable it to age and improve in the bottle for many, many years... Read More
The fresh, balanced taste of Clean Slate is achieved by carefully selecting grapes from vineyards throughout the Mosel. The steep blue slate slopes of the Lower Mosel give the wine its minerality while the Middle Mosel provides... Read More
Assembled just a few days before my tasting in July, the barrel sample of 2021 Marienburg GG shows clear, bright and fresh, just-ripe fruit (white peach) combined with a spicy slate tone. In the mouth, it's delicate, light... Read More
Winery Background
Dr. Konstantin Frank ignited the “Vinifera Revolution”, a movement that forever changed the course of wine growing in the Finger Lakes and the United States. Dr. Frank’s vision, knowledge and... Read More
This dry-style Riesling is named after the wife of Willy Frank, second generation owner of the estate. An expressive nose of lime, white blossoms and slate gives it an intense, focused start. The palate is persistent in acidity... Read More
This classic semi-dry style of riesling is made from vines dating back to 1958 from estate vineyards. Brimming with apricot, nectarine and a touch of pineapple. Lemon citrus and acacia blossom balance the sweetness effortlessly.... Read More
The Nahe is not a mountain stream, but it might be for all we know with Schönleber’s Frühlingsplätzchen’s cool and pure mineral expression, aptly complemented by a gentle herbal freshness. The crushed... Read More
Ripe aromatics with fuzzy peach, nectarine, and tropical fruits. The texture is round and the palate has a fine balance with a touch of sweetness. The palate echoes the nose with a clean and round apple-like finish.
One-man gang Matt Denci has wowed us with his first commercial sparkling wine release, a leesy, Sekt-styled sparkling Riesling made with free-run juice from the Long Rows section of Lahoma Vineyard. Much in the style of the very... Read More
The Freese Vineyard is essentially a northern extension of Breakneck. We can think of these two sites as siblings, their composition is similar (comparable soils, same grape) but the way they carry themselves (the fruit, the flavors,... Read More
Wagner Caywood East is a long, lean, windswept site with an extreme slope and bands of varied soils. The common thread among vintages from this site is a liveliness within the wine, an energy that the French would call nervosité.... Read More
Fox Run's new winemaker Craig Hosbach is off to a galloping start with this delightful and very well-priced Riesling. With lovely depth of citrus, floral and chalk dust aromas, there's concentration on the palate and harmony... Read More
It has always been, for me, the emblematic wine for this laudable estate. And for them, “feinherb” is a drier wine than for many others. If proof was ever needed – and it isn’t, not anymore, despite the... Read More
One of the three grand cru Rieslings made at Gunderloch (Hipping, Pettenthal, Rothenberg). The Pettenthal site has sandier soils and smaller rocks than Rothenberg with a deep topsoil. The wine is 100% aged in 600L neutral barrels,... Read More