Classic Wines

Riesling is the most famous grape variety in Germany. It produces wine than ranges from dry to extremely sweet, and covers all bases in between. The one constant is that the alcohol level in German Riesling is reliably low, a trait that has either b...

Eiswein is the famous dessert wine of Germany. The process by which it is made relies entirely on the largesse of Mother Nature. Simply put, bunches of grapes are left on the vine until they freeze. When this happens, they are picked and crushed imm...

Germany is famous for its sweet white wines, particularly the Riesling and Gewurztraminer grape varieties. In fact, German wine law divides the best wines by their level of sweetness; as the level of sweetness increases, so to does the price. But do...

The Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region (which is named after the Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer rivers) is one of the most highly regarded in all of Germany. And though the grape varieties Elbling and Muller-Thurgau are certainly grown there, it is the famous Riesling...

This is a very important wine region in Southern Germany for the production of Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, and, perhaps surprisingly, Pinot Noir, known locally as Spätburgunder. This region is so accommodating to the growth of wine grapes be...

From the far western wine regions abutting France's Alsace to the eastern region of Sachsen, on the Elbe River, Germany is one of the most exciting countries in the world in terms of its wine production. This is quite an accomplishment considering h...

This central German wine region is just as famous for its wines (in this case, some of the most exciting Rieslings in the world) as it is for the fact that, according the legend, it was here that the benefits of Botrytis Cinerea, or Noble Rot, were ...

Arguably the best name for any wine in the world, Trockenbeerenauslese wines are the result of that most famous fungus in the world of wine, Botrytis Cinerea, also known as Noble Rot. Trockenbeerenauslese wines are not made every year, as the fungus...