Great video again! As I’m from Belgium the Mosel is not that far away so I have been visiting the region at least 2 long weekends a year for more than the last 20 years. With family or friends. A very beautiful enchanting region with a lot of great wines. And still quite inexpensive. I will keep on going and tasting their sumptuous wines.
Lucky you!!! It’s still one of the least expensive regions in Germany for Riesling which is puzzling bc of all the work that goes into those vineyards!
It is the longevity of these light alcohol wines. Even fresh and young, you can tell vineyard to vineyard and village to village, each year and maker, like a chart of your sense of taste and smell. Mosel!!! More about the reds, please Dr. Horkey? Great!
@@drmatthewhorkey In Mosel I visited Dr. Loosen, S.A. Prum, J.J. Prum, Anton Zimmermann, Dr. Pauly Bergweiler & Dr. Thanisch. Spent some time in Rheingau too.
First, wishing you, your family and loved ones a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. This video is great as it draws attention to small traditional family wineries that need more customers as they aren't big household names; good job! About resistant varieties like the lady said if you tell people it tastes good, then they are more likely to try it. I have had a Riesling/Cabernet Blanc cuvee from the Pfalz that was pretty good, but the bottle didn't indicate the percentage of CB. Satin Noir sounds pretty intriguing and worth trying. With climate change becoming more prevalent the smart play is to be ahead of the curve, I mean if they are trying out new varieties in Bordeaux it must be serious. These winemakers getting ready for the future are both smart business people and also concerned about the environment and sustainability; hats off to them.
Thank you, to you as well. There are a lot more problems with vitis vinifera than most people realize. Hopefully the quality of wines made from resistant varieties continue to improve.
Nice to see hybrid varieties being mentioned. They deserve more attention, cause they're starting to prove themselves more and more. Especially here in Belgium you start seeing them more often. And with increasing quality. And yes, I know, traditionalists are not big fans...
@@drmatthewhorkey yeah, I think so. I've been doing some research (aka drinking) to prepare a tasting and found some interesting ones. Good is relative of course. It's a rather new industry in Belgium, with a lot of hobby/semi-professional wineries. Average size is about 2 hectares, which is tiny compared to the real wine countries. But give it some time. Let's experiment and see where it leads us.
I‘m happy to see you giving German wines some appreciation. I live a bit south of Koblenz on the Rhein. We are able to pop over the the Mosel sometimes. But there are some really good vintners here in the middle Rhine as well. In the neighboring village of Spay, there are Matthias Müller and Florian Weingart. Both with their own philosophy about winemaking, both very approachable people (Germans would say they are „bodenständig“) and both making excellent wine. Have you had the opportunity to spend any time tasting in the middle Rhine?
I just love your vid's. you touch upon so meny difrent wines, that i never would have known. i should be paying more attention to germany, that isent Riesling. 😀
You should definitely try some Solaris from Denmark. A lot of high quality still and sparkling wine from this hybrid variety. Think the minerality and toastiness of Chablis, the acid of Riesling and nose of Sauv Blanc combined. I actually find it quite similar to Assyrtiko on the palate. I would especially recommend the producer By Stokkebye, if you can get your hands on it.
In professional blind tastings of Cabernet or Pinot Noir, tasters spit the wine out rather than swallowing it, to prevent getting hammered. With Riesling tastings in Germany, the tasters often don't have to spit, because the low alcohol levels of the wine won't knock them out. I've always had the idea that spitting was a rude way of treating a wine that several people worked hard on. Just me, musing. Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas! Curious you mention that. I’ve been to A LOT of Pinot Noir and Riesling blind tastings and we always spit. I get where you are coming from but if you’re tasting 30, 50, or 100 wines at a time spitting is necessary.
@@drmatthewhorkey yes, I know how it sounds. But, as I remember, the info came from an article in Wine Spectator from maybe 15 years ago. FWIW, I can sip a whole 750 ml. bottle of German Kabinette in a day with no "ill effects"; if I try that with Pinot, I'll definitely be sorry!
Imho, the problem with resistant varieties right now is, that the great producers haven’t yet adapted them and therefore there isn’t a lot of reference material on the market. Once that changes, I believe they can produce a lot of great wines too.
It was such a great adventure and a pleasure to bring you to all these places ! Riesling rocks 🔥
Merci!! It was a lot of fun.
Glad to hear more about German wine! Love Riesling from there, ENOUGH to want to branch out ;)
Happy hunting!
Great video again! As I’m from Belgium the Mosel is not that far away so I have been visiting the region at least 2 long weekends a year for more than the last 20 years. With family or friends. A very beautiful enchanting region with a lot of great wines. And still quite inexpensive. I will keep on going and tasting their sumptuous wines.
Lucky you!!! It’s still one of the least expensive regions in Germany for Riesling which is puzzling bc of all the work that goes into those vineyards!
It is the longevity of these light alcohol wines. Even fresh and young, you can tell vineyard to vineyard and village to village, each year and maker, like a chart of your sense of taste and smell. Mosel!!! More about the reds, please Dr. Horkey? Great!
Thank you so much and yes the longeviity of low alcohol wines are so impressive
Such a fantastic region! I had a very memorable visit 5-6 years ago. Hoping to return soon!
Nicee who did you visit??
@@drmatthewhorkey In Mosel I visited Dr. Loosen, S.A. Prum, J.J. Prum, Anton Zimmermann, Dr. Pauly Bergweiler & Dr. Thanisch. Spent some time in Rheingau too.
Fantastic trip! I'm going to be there in July. I'm going to seek out some of these varietals, but mainly excited for the Riesling.
Ahhhhh nice and good luck. Enjoy your trip
Satin noir, what a great name for a grape! Thanks for the video and Merry Christmas!
Hahahha agreed. Thank you and Merry Christmas
First, wishing you, your family and loved ones a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. This video is great as it draws attention to small traditional family wineries that need more customers as they aren't big household names; good job!
About resistant varieties like the lady said if you tell people it tastes good, then they are more likely to try it. I have had a Riesling/Cabernet Blanc cuvee from the Pfalz that was pretty good, but the bottle didn't indicate the percentage of CB. Satin Noir sounds pretty intriguing and worth trying.
With climate change becoming more prevalent the smart play is to be ahead of the curve, I mean if they are trying out new varieties in Bordeaux it must be serious. These winemakers getting ready for the future are both smart business people and also concerned about the environment and sustainability; hats off to them.
Thank you, to you as well. There are a lot more problems with vitis vinifera than most people realize. Hopefully the quality of wines made from resistant varieties continue to improve.
Nice to see hybrid varieties being mentioned. They deserve more attention, cause they're starting to prove themselves more and more. Especially here in Belgium you start seeing them more often. And with increasing quality.
And yes, I know, traditionalists are not big fans...
Wines made from these varieties should improve as more producers play with them. Are there any good examples over there in Belgium?
@@drmatthewhorkey yeah, I think so. I've been doing some research (aka drinking) to prepare a tasting and found some interesting ones. Good is relative of course. It's a rather new industry in Belgium, with a lot of hobby/semi-professional wineries. Average size is about 2 hectares, which is tiny compared to the real wine countries. But give it some time. Let's experiment and see where it leads us.
I‘m happy to see you giving German wines some appreciation. I live a bit south of Koblenz on the Rhein. We are able to pop over the the Mosel sometimes. But there are some really good vintners here in the middle Rhine as well. In the neighboring village of Spay, there are Matthias Müller and Florian Weingart. Both with their own philosophy about winemaking, both very approachable people (Germans would say they are „bodenständig“) and both making excellent wine. Have you had the opportunity to spend any time tasting in the middle Rhine?
Nicee, those are very good producers! Yes, I’ve spent time in every German wine region except Wurttemberg and Baden.
Super episode
Thank you
I just love your vid's. you touch upon so meny difrent wines, that i never would have known. i should be paying more attention to germany, that isent Riesling. 😀
Thank you! There’s a lot of good stuff in Germany
i for one can not wait for mr horky to tastr riesling in alsace
I do like me some Alsatian Rieslings
You should definitely try some Solaris from Denmark. A lot of high quality still and sparkling wine from this hybrid variety. Think the minerality and toastiness of Chablis, the acid of Riesling and nose of Sauv Blanc combined. I actually find it quite similar to Assyrtiko on the palate. I would especially recommend the producer By Stokkebye, if you can get your hands on it.
Believe it or not… I’ve had that wine and it was good!
In professional blind tastings of Cabernet or Pinot Noir, tasters spit the wine out rather than swallowing it, to prevent getting hammered.
With Riesling tastings in Germany, the tasters often don't have to spit, because the low alcohol levels of the wine won't knock them out.
I've always had the idea that spitting was a rude way of treating a wine that several people worked hard on. Just me, musing.
Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas! Curious you mention that. I’ve been to A LOT of Pinot Noir and Riesling blind tastings and we always spit. I get where you are coming from but if you’re tasting 30, 50, or 100 wines at a time spitting is necessary.
@@drmatthewhorkey yes, I know how it sounds. But, as I remember, the info came from an article in Wine Spectator from maybe 15 years ago. FWIW, I can sip a whole 750 ml. bottle of German Kabinette in a day with no "ill effects"; if I try that with Pinot, I'll definitely be sorry!
😂🤣
Dönnhoff is a Great winery, but it is on the nahe
One of my favorite Riesling producers from my favorite region in Germany!
Market availability in US? Has anyone seen anything? Thanks
Jan’s wines (Staffelter Hof) are brought into the USA…
non german speakers probably wont get what "geiles Gesöff" Means. Hihi.
Hahahhahah gotta keep it PG 😂🤣
Imho, the problem with resistant varieties right now is, that the great producers haven’t yet adapted them and therefore there isn’t a lot of reference material on the market. Once that changes, I believe they can produce a lot of great wines too.
Ahhh good call, we’ll see what the future holds.
That trunk was stacked with booze wow!
We got stopped by customs crossing back over into France hahahahah
The Mosel (Mousel) is also along Luxembourg. Why does every RUclipsr only focus on Germany when it goes about Riesling.
I have tasted some of those wines, just didn’t make it there on this trip