German Wine

Known as Schiava in Italy, Trollinger is grown somewhat widely in the German regions of Swabia and Baden. This example, farmed and vinified naturally, is very light with restrained alcohol and bright, tart acidity. Juicy, brambly... Read More

A remarkable value, this is a dry, crisp, and very refreshing white with wonderfully layered aromatics and flavors of fresh lime and stony minerals. If you haven’t tried a dry Müller-Thurgau, you owe it to yourself... Read More

This Grosses Gewächs-designated Riesling comes from one of Germany’s greatest producers & greatest vineyards! Bone-dry and incredibly textured, its bracing acidity provides age-worthy structure alongside notes of ripe... Read More

An exceptionally-balanced off-dry Riesling from one of Germany’s top producers: abundant, lifting acidity leads to flavors of nectarine, peach, and a backbone of cool minerality. If you think sweetness can’t be serious,... Read More

An exceptionally-balanced off-dry Riesling from one Germany’s top producers: abundant, lifting acidity leads to flavors of nectarine, peach, and a backbone of cool minerality. If you think sweetness can’t be serious,... Read More

This dry Riesling from one of Germany’s best producers is full-bodied and mineral-driven, with exceptional complexity! Aromas of ocean spray and stone fruit are supported by nuanced layers of white flowers, apricot, and... Read More

This dry Riesling from one of Germany’s best producers is full-bodied and mineral-driven, with exceptional complexity! Aromas of ocean spray and stone fruit are supported by nuanced layers of white flowers, apricot, and... Read More

Producing tiny quantities of organic and biodynamic wine entirely by hand, Sven Enderle and Florian Moll have become cult natural wine favoritse. This ‘orange’ skin-contact wine offers refreshing, summery tropical... Read More

Named for the winemaker’s father, this off-dry Riesling is known as a ‘Feinherb,’ meaning it has a touch of residual sugar to balance out its naturally high acidity, but isn’t strictly a “sweet”... Read More

Upon taking over in 2016, Johannes Hasselbach shifted this estate toward organic viticulture, spontaneous fermentation, and longer maturation in the cellar. This Feinherb bottling offers a delicate hint of RS to balance out mouthwatering... Read More

Dry Auslese?!?! This remarkable wine—farmed organically & fermented with native yeast—offers remarkable complexity and concentration for a dry Riesling, with racy acidity lifting rich flavors of peach, apricot, and... Read More

A staunch traditionalist in favor of organic farming & native yeast fermentations and very dry wines, Hans-Josef Becker makes some of Germany’s most beautiful, age-worthy, concentrated wines. An entry-point into his offerings,... Read More

Julian Haart apprenticed with Riesling masters Egon Müller and Klaus Peter Keller—so you have some sense already of the quality of his wines! This Kabinett offering balances vibrant, lively acidity with a hint of sweetness... Read More

A collaboration between Andi Knauss and Quentin Bourse, this gorgeous pet-nat is made in Germany from Chenin Blanc grown in the Loire Valley. Clean in style for a naturally vinified sparkling wine, it offers citrusy acidity and... Read More

Farmed biodynamically and vinified with minimal intervention, this is an exceptional example of German Pinot at a great price! Surprisingly ripe, with aromas and flavors of juicy red fruit—cranberry, red cherry—and... Read More

In the Swabian regions of Baden and Wurttemberg, cool-climate reds such as Pinot Noir, Syrah, and this Blaufränkisch grow exceptionally well—bright, lifting acidity leads to layered aromas and flavors of blueberry,... Read More

Crafted by Florian Fauth—brother-in-law of Klaus Peter Keller and winemaker at Seehof—this value-oriented Rheinhessen Riesling deftly balances bright, fresh acidity with a slightly sweet palate bursting with notes... Read More

From parcels near his brother-in-law Klaus Peter Keller’s, this Weissburgunder perfectly articulates the value offered by Florian Fauth’s wines at Seehof. Aromas and flavors of crisp green apple, citrus peel, and chalky... Read More

A funky, complex orange wine from Selbach-Oster?!? With a remarkable aromatic profile almost reminiscent of a high-quality dry vermouth—think herbal, floral botanicals, & slight spice—and lovely flavors of ripe stone... Read More

Farmed organically on incredibly steep slopes that can only be worked manually, this wine offers almost an unbelievable value at this price point—how is it even possible to make?! Vibrant acidity lifts a delicately off-dry... Read More

This refreshing white is organically farmed without the use of any chemicals, hand harvested and sorted, and naturally fermented with only native yeasts! Refreshing acidity balances aromas and flavors of apricot, white peach,... Read More

This organically-farmed German Pinot is fermented with partial whole clusters and spends a year in large-format neutral oak before it is bottled without filtration. The resulting wine offers pleasant red fruit flavors with hints... Read More

From the slopes below Palmberg comes this very slightly off-dry ‘Feinherb’ expression of Ulli Stein’s minimalist approach to making great Mosel Riesling from 80+-year-old ungrafted vines: precise, linear acidity,... Read More