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Riesling Alert System ACTIVATED: Steinmetz Brauneberger
Is it the best deal in dry Riesling right now? YES A dry and lively wine that would do a great job convincing Sauvignon devotees, it is...
John Paul Kaminga
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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One River, Two Worlds: Steinmetz Kabi + Pinot
That's the Brauneberger Juffer, pictured above, a historic vineyard by any measure, though back in the day it would have gone by more...
John Paul Kaminga
May 17, 20232 min read
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Most Improbable Cab: Stein Vom Berg 2019
The 2018 vintage of this wine was a real hit last year. When I saw that two cases of the 2019 were available, I did not hesitate to buy...
John Paul Kaminga
May 15, 20232 min read
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Scheurebe is a Grape: Leipold's Alte Reben
When we opened 5 years ago (wow, can't believe it's been 5 years!), we carried a gorgeous inexpensive Scheurebe for about a year. Since...
John Paul Kaminga
Feb 14, 20232 min read
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Lauer Senior is Something You Should Know About
I'll happily contend that Lauer's high-end bottlings are well worth the asking, but in every vintage I find myself gravitating to Senior,...
John Paul Kaminga
Jul 5, 20222 min read
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Overachieving: "Generic" Trocken
"Tim Fröhlich can surely lay claim to the world's most consistently overachieving generic Riesling bottlings of the past two decades." -...
John Paul Kaminga
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Typo + Pino: Drink That Trocken + Special Spätburgunder
I probably wouldn't usually post twice in the same day, but there was a typo in today's earlier post. I probably wouldn't care about the...
John Paul Kaminga
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Most Improbable: Stein Cabernet Sauvignon vom berg
We got a case of this wine a few months ago, and I thought I'd better not mention it, as there was no more to be had. Today I got...
John Paul Kaminga
Mar 15, 20224 min read
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Criminality: Behind Saars
... a customer recently mentioned that our still having a few extraordinary wines was "criminal", and we couldn't have agreed more, so...
John Paul Kaminga
Jan 13, 20223 min read
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News @craftandcru: Bordeaux Tasting + Thanksgiving Hours + Riesling
There's still time to sign up for our virtual Bordeaux tasting this coming Sunday, November 14, at 3pm. Rachel Hubert will join us to...
John Paul Kaminga
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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