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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.

2.4.2025

Two Bottles Grandbois

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of wine from Grandbois. A Petnat Saignée with a heart on the label and a Unicorn Knight Chardonnay with a unicorn as a chess piece on the label. In the background, there is a wine glass and a stack of books, in the foreground, a cork lies next to a waiter's knife.

We are drinking a bottle of Chardonnay Unicorn Knight 2023 from the Mosel and a Saignée Heart PetNat M 2023 from Grandbois.

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.

22.1.2025

Two Bottles Muri

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of non-alcoholic sparkling drinks from Muri. One is Yamilé and the other is Passing Clouds. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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.

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.

19.12.2024

Three Bottles Eppelmann

Three bottles of wine from Weingut Eppelmann on a wooden table. In the background, a filled wine glass stands in front of a stack of cookbooks, while in the foreground lie three corks and the waiter’s corkscrew.

We are drinking Chardonnay twice and one bottle of bubbles from Weingut Eppelmann. One is a Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature 2020, and without bubbles we have Terra F and Alte Reben (Old Vines), both from 2022.