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The Pfalz Part 4: Live, sweaty & NO, it’s not the scorpions!

By Ned Goodwin MW Thu, Sep 15, 2011 10:02PM UTC View Comments

Following the last three posts on contemporary German wines, here is the final piece on my recent visit to the Pflaz, in southern Germany, where I was fortunate enough to be judging at a wine show. Rebholz I once found the wines here a little too intellectual and, upon reflection, less than the imminently pleasurable...

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The Pfalz III: Dr. Deinhardt and Von Winning tasting notes

By Ned Goodwin MW Sat, Sep 03, 2011 4:02PM UTC View Comments

This blog is a continuation of my tasting notes following a recent forage in southern Germany and the Pfalz as judge at a wine-show. Here is part 3. If you haven’t done so already, check out the previous two posts for further insight into the region that for me, at least, produces the world’s finest...

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Spontaneous and live tasting notes from the Pfalz II: BassermannJordan

By Ned Goodwin MW Sun, Aug 28, 2011 12:55AM UTC View Comments

Bassermann-Jordan A regime that expedites its wine faster than Burklin-Wolf albeit, in years such as 2009, this clearly had its advantages: earlier picking retained acidity, less time on lees controlled the wines’ breadth which, given the sheer ripeness of 2009, was a good thing; and stainless steel fermentation across the range, at least with the...

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Germany, the Pfalz and Burklin-Wolf: Raw, spontaneous and live!

By Ned Goodwin MW Fri, Aug 26, 2011 6:45PM UTC View Comments

I am in the Pfalz, the warmest region of Germany where palms and lavender grow readily on the side of the road. The Germans refer to this region as the ‘Tuscany of Germany,’ which makes me laugh given the juxtaposition between Germanic and Italian cultures. Nevertheless, the warm climate means that there is a propensity...

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Maverick Australian producers in Tokyo: Pizzini, Hochkirch and Curly Flat

By Ned Goodwin MW Wed, Aug 17, 2011 10:14AM UTC View Comments

Moseying through Tokyo: Ned, Phil Moraghan, Katrina Pizzini and John Nagorcka

First, a disclaimer. While I have rummaged through this piece and edited, added and negated information; the chief voice of this post belongs to James Dunstan, head of Tokyo importer, The Vine. It was thanks to Dunstan and his vision that Tokyo, in the middle of August, hosted three outstanding Australian producers: Pizzini, Hochkirch and...

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