German wine fans, here is a personal insight I just found!

http://www.berlinkitchen.com/berlinkitchen/Wine.html

Click onto any wine and brief TN with pics in some cases!! David and this guy should get together.

[David M. Bueker]

He's on eBob, and we have compared notes on several occasions.

Hi Bob + David and all members of WineLoversPage,

what a suprise to find a reference to my blog "BerlinKitchen" here. So, since 30min. I am a new member of WineLoversPage!
And first I will start a thread about the promising german vintage 2007.......

Greetings from Berlin/Germany,
Martin

[David M. Bueker]

Martin - welcome! Glad to have you here.

I will be keen to read your insights on the 2007 vintage. Check my "Escape" thread below. We had a very interesting '98er Meulenhof Spatlese last night.

[Robin Garr]

Hi Bob + David and all members of WineLoversPage,

Hello, Martin! I have already spoken with you in Email, but please allow me to extend a warm welcome in the public forum as well. We're very glad you have found your way here, and look forward to talking with you about wine.

David, your location is Schloßböckelheim?!

Where is the thread?

[David M. Bueker]

David, your location is Schloßböckelheim?!Your location is Schloßböckelheim?!

Where is the thread?

It's here Martin...

http://www.wineloverspage.com/forum/village/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13532

Thank you Robin for the warm welcome!

I will do my best to make some contributions to the topic german Riesling and food.

I will do my best to make some contributions to the topic german Riesling and food.

HiMartin,
Welcome to WLDG.
I hear you are an expert on the the 'dry' German Rieslings, (not the Trocken Kabinetts but the Grosses Gewachs, which is something one doesn't really hear anything about in my part of the world). I clicked through to your website but you don't mention alcohol percentages in any of your reviews. What kind of alcohols do these 'dry' styles usually attain.
Cheers,
Sue Courtney

Hi Sue,

yes, I drink a lot of "Großes Gewächs" but also dry Kabinetts. I never look at the % level, as I found out that % level is rising in the last years.
So, it is a good work of the winemaker that as a wine-drinker you don´t feel it. Right now, I was looking at a 2006 G-Max from the winery Keller in
Rheinhessen with 13,5%. But as I know this wine, I tell you that you don´t feel the 13,5%.

BTW, two weeks ago, was the well-known austrian winejournalist Michael Pronay in town and he brought a Grüner Veltliner with 14%. I had the feeling that it was 11,5% or 12%, as the wine was such balanced.

The next time, I will post a TN of a german Riesling, then I mention the %, promised.

Best,
Martin

P.S. Sue, right now I drink a 2005 Meßmer "Muskateller" Kabinett from the region Pfalz. Not a dry Riesling, lovely spicy, great acidity and a wonderful food-wine for all excotic dishes or as an Aperitif.

Welcome Martin, I think it was me who found your website!!! Your blog was mentioned on another website I think. Great to know more German TNs on the way!!