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28.5.2025

Two Bottles Trinkender Zobel

On a wooden table stand two bottles of Trinkender Zobel fruit sparkling wine. One of the labels features the namesake sable. In the background, there is a wine glass and a stack of books.

This week we are drinking two bottles of fermented orchard fruit from Trinkender Zobel (Drinking Sable) from Saale-Unstrut: an Apple Sparkling Wine Brut Nature 2023 and a Whoosh PetNat, also 2023.

6.2.2025

Two Bottles 1785 Cider

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from 1785 Cider. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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

30.1.2025

Two Bottles Cyprien Lireux

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Cyprien Lireux. On one of the labels, someone is tapping a glass of Poiré from an oversized pear. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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.

13.1.2025

Two Bottles Kertelreiter

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Kertelreiter. One label shows a traditional basket press, while the other displays a galaxy. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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.

15.1.2023

Three Bottles Klaar

We drink from Klaar Fruchfermente a bottle of Prunehilde 2021, a bottle of Mary Jane 2021 and a bottle of Elderonora 2021.

23.1.2022

Two Bottles Von Wiesen

We drink from the fruit sparkling wine project of Niko Brandner a non-alcoholic bottle of Verbena and Quince and an Apple brut from 2018.