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CELEBRATING WOMEN WINEMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD
blog | September 15, 2020 – 8:26pm | By Catherine Fallis We are celebrating women winemakers all over the world! Here are some of our top picks from importer Winesellers, Ltd. Anne Eifel-Spohr 2017 Heinz Eifel Shine Gewurztraminer Rheinhessen Qualitatswein Germany $12 Soft, semi-sweet and opulent with notes of papaya, mango, guava, pineapple, pink rose […]
CELEBRATING WOMEN IN WINE WITH URSULA MULLER
Ursula Muller grew up in her family winery, @schneider.mueller.wein, which is now in its 9th generation of ownership! Ursula and her family put their focus and work into the vineyards, grapes and soil. Not just focusing on the upcoming harvest, but on the future of the land. You can’t be a ninth generation winery without […]
TANGY RIESLING FOR SUMMERTIME SIPPING
Raimund Prum and his wife Pirjo recently visited San Francisco to showcase their Grand Cru family Rieslings from their home in Mosel, Germany. The S.A. Prum family goes back to 1156, making it one of the country’s oldest winemaking dynasties. Today Raimund’s daughter Saskia A. Prum is in charge. The family estate sits on the banks of […]
Gewurztraminer
Gewürztraminer is one of the most pungent wine varietals, easy for even the beginning taster to recognize by its heady, aromatic scent. While the French have achieved the greatest success with this grape, the history of Gewürztraminer began in Italy’s Tyrollean Alps, near the village of Termeno (Tramin) in Alto Adige. Since the Middle Ages, […]
Riesling
The world’s greatest white variety, Riesling, has very vibrant natural acidity, giving it longevity and the potential to make a very balanced sweet or dry wine. Misunderstood and for the most part unappreciated, the brilliant Rieslings of Germany, Austria, and Alsace are tremendous values for those who appreciate them. Riesling has thrived in Germany since the […]
