Georg Breuer - Berg Schlossberg 2017

We change the wine region and drink a bottle of Berg Schlossberg 2017 from Weingut Georg Breuer in the Rheingau.

We change the wine region and drink a bottle of Berg Schlossberg 2017 from Weingut Georg Breuer in the Rheingau.

We continue with aged Riesling, which comes this week from the Nahe region. We're drinking a bottle of Felsenberg 2017 from Schäfer-Fröhlich.

We are starting a small series of matured Rieslings with a bottle of Falkenberg 2016 from Fio Wines on the Moselle.

We're drinking two bottles of Chardonnay from Weingut Vorgrimmler in Baden: the base level 2022 vintage and the Nemochet from 2021.

We're drinking two bottles of fermented apple from 1785 Cider: Forêt Noire 2022 and Currant 2023, which includes blackcurrants in addition to apples.

There will be a bit more fermented orchard fruit. From Cyprien Lireux in Normandy, we're drinking a bottle of Parcimonie and a bottle of Premices, both from the 2023 vintage.

This week we have two non-alcoholic sparkling drinks from Muri: Yamilé with raspberry and smoked rhubarb, and Passing Clouds with floral notes and white currant.

We’re starting the new year, as in recent years, with a little less alcohol in the glass. In this case, that means two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Kertelreiter: Schefflenzer Edelmost and Galaxy Rise, a dry-hopped cider.