German Wine Law

Tim, there is some Gaisböhl downtown, I will check the back label.

Tim, there is some Gaisböhl downtown, I will check the back label.

If the front label just says "Gaisböhl", it must be the GG (or GC in the estate's parlance). I'd be very curious to know exactly what it says on both labels. It's probably not cheap in Alberta so I hesitate to recommend that you buy one. The Belgian importer charges €41 for stable mate Pechstein. (Fat chance of finding any in France )

Indeed Grunhaus already has that Pinot Noir planted and in production. They also do Pinot Blanc, because the world needs more bland, dry white wine.

Hi,

I had some Blaufränkisch from the Pettenthal recently. The vintner sais that due to the climate change some parcels get too hot to grow Riesling there anymore. Actually, they engrafted Blaufränkisch on the old Riesling vines.

I think von Schubert's reason to plant Pinot Noir in a former Riesling site might be the same.

You can use google translate and read

http://www.falstaff.de/weinartikel/der- ... 10342.html

Best

Winfried

Thanks for that, Winfried. Very interesting article. I would expect the warmth problem to be greater in the Rheinhessen than next to the Ruwer but even so I regret the conversion of prime Riesling sites to other grape varieties. I'm sure than Nierstein and Nackenheim as well as Abtsberg can still produce great Riesling for some decades to come. Surely it will be a long time before such German sites become as warm as, say, Wachau is now?

At least Pinot Noir is a noble grape and the world is short of top class wines from it but Blaufränkisch, Pinot blanc........... ?