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The Ghost in the Glass
The resurrected Zach. Bergweiler-Prüm Erben wines from Weingut Dr. Loosen offer a new definition of Mosel Riesling: one where the winemaker’s role is found in surrender, not forged by control.
by Paula Redes Sidore6 viewsgermanymoseltasting-articledr-loosenhistoric-revivalla-place-de-bordeaux - news
Erni Loosen Is Playing with Time
At a time when some Mosel producers are shedding vineyards like snakeskins, Ernst “Erni” Loosen, who already has 90 hectares at his disposal, is trying on a new one. A few years ago, a cousin of Loosen’s called to say he was selling a parcel. Lammertslay, a steep, mid-slope, two-and-a-half-hectare plot within the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, is hallowed ground for Riesling. The vines were largely wurzelecht (ungrafted), planted around 1895 in pure blue slate soil on a south-facing slope. Loosen was sold. The parcel had belonged to his great-grandfather, Dr. Zacharias Bergweiler-Prüm. Loosen saw it as a rare chance to honor...
by Valerie Kathawala6 viewsgermanymoseldr-loosenerni-loosengerman-wineold-vines - news
Old Vines, new times
One of the Okanagan’s original winery restaurants celebrates a major milestone, deliciously A few weeks back I had dinner at Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery in West Kelowna and it was just as magical as the very first time, which was longer ago than I’d like to admit. There was that same mesmerizing […] The post Old Vines, new times appeared first on VITIS .
by Joanne Sasvari4 viewsfood-for-thoughtold-vinesquail-s-gate-winery