Friday, October 19, 2012

Photo Impressions from the Pre-release VDP 2011 Grosses Gewaechs Wines Tasting in Wiesbaden, Germany

Pictures: Christian G.E. Schiller at the 2011 VDP Grosses Gewaechs - Grand Cru - Pre-release Tasting in Wiesbaden, Tasting and Photographing

Germany’s 2011 VDP Grosse Gewaechs – Grand Cru - white wines were released on September 1, 2012. These are the ultra-premium dry wines from the very best vineyard sites made by some of the best producers in Germany.

At this annual occasion, a number of presentations by the VDP – the association of German elite winemakers - take place all over Germany, including one in Berlin during the first days of September and then one later in the month at the historic Eberbach Abbey in the Rheingau.

One presentation that clearly stands out is the pre-release tasting for a group of about 120 wine journalists, sommeliers, retailers, importers, etc from all over the world, but mainly from Germany, in the old Kurhaus in the stately German spa town of Wiesbaden, which is 45 minutes drive from Frankfurt. It is a seated, very well organized tasting where you have the chance to go through the Grosses Gewaechs wines during 2 full days.

Pictures: In the Tasting Room and during the Press Conference with Philip Wittmann, Weingut Wittmann, Eva Rapps, Managing Director VDP, and Jochen Becker-Köhn, Weingut Robert Weil

The invitations for this event are highly sought after. This year, I was happy to get invited and to participate in the event. Others I saw at the event were Jancis Robinson from the Financial Times, US wine importer Rudi Wiest and Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland editor Joel B. Payne.

I have reported about this event here: Germany’s 2011 VDP Grosses Gewaechs – Grand Cru - Wines Released. Notes from the Pre-release Tasting in Wiesbaden, Germany

Weinkaiser's Photo Impressions

Ralf Kaiser – Weinkaiser – has put together a nice series of photos, which was reissued by the VDP. It also includes a picture of me (see above), taken during the evening event of the first day. See here for the photos: Weinkaiser's Photo Impressions.

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