Vintage 2021 Eiswein in Germany

Picture: Vintage 2021 Eiswein in Germany - Weingut Dr. Loosen

Weingut Dr. Loosen: It’s always a very special event to go out with the team and harvest icewine 😊❄️. We are grateful that we were able to finally finish the great harvest of 2021 yesterday morning with this highlight.

Press Release, German Wine Institute, 12/22/2021

The Johanneshof winery in Bad Kreuznach-Bosenheim was the first to be able to harvest icewine this winter season 2021. According to the owner Martin Korrell, Riesling grapes could be harvested at temperatures of minus eight degrees in the "Bad Kreuznacher Paradise" site.

 

Picture: Vintage 2021 Eiswein in Germany - Weingut Dönnhoff

 

Weingut Dönnhoff: This morning we had the chance to #harvest #Eiswein in our #BRÜCKE #vinyard. Perfect conditions and super healthy #grapes and of course we used the old #basketpress to get the best quality. What an outstanding finish to the wine year 2021

Harvesting icewine in early morning hours

Korrell from the Nahe region thus fulfills the legal requirements for ice wine harvesting, which requires temperatures of below -7 degrees Celsius. In very early morning hours of december 21st around 20 harvest workers collected the frozen grapes with a must weight of 142 degrees Oechsle. This unit of measurement indicates the must weight of the sugar content and other dissolved substances in the grape juice.

Picture: Vintage 2021 Eiswein in Germany - Weingut Maximin Grünhaus

Weingut Maximin Grünhaus: This morning we were able to harvest Ice Wine.With the first sunrise at freezing -8°C we harvested beautiful and frozen grapes with a team of helping hands. It is the first Ice Wine since 2016 what makes us even more happy.

Can‘t wait to taste it.

Mosel vintners brought in highly aromatic frozen grapes

In the Mosel region, among others in Erden (zip code 54492), employees of the Dr. Hermann estate (photo) harvested icewine (sites: Erdener Herrenberg and Lösnicher Försterlay). Frozen grapes could also be brought in in Leiwen (Alexander Loersch winery and Werner winery) and Longuich (Christopher Jung hiliday winery). In addition, vintners in the Mosel-towns Selbach-Oster and Zeltingen as well as Würtzberg/Serrig are so fortunate to process frozen, highly aromatic grapes.

Picture:  Vintage 2021 Eiswein in Germany - Weingut Dr. Crusius

Winemaker in Franken also pleased about successful icewine harvest

Furthermore, the Meinzinger winery in Frickenhausen in the wine-growing region of Franken was also pleased about a successful harvest of the frozen ice wine grapes: At -8 degrees Celsius, ice wine grapes with a must weight of 148 degrees Oechsle - a total of approx. 200 liters - "That is a very rare thing for us," says Philipp Meintzinger. The winery was able to bring in the last ice wine in 2016.

Picture: Vintage 2021 Eiswein in Germany - Weingut Allendorf 

Derek Vinnicombe: EISWEIN also in the Rheingau.... harvested 22 December, a memorable day, the day of solstice, the longest night is over, and cold enough even in these days of climate change. Climate change has also given us too much heat and too much flooding this year. A Riesling EISWEIN born in the Winkeler Gutenberg vineyard of the Allendorf families, not quite close to Bethlehem. The Three Wise Men? Ulrich Allendorf, Josef & Max Schönleber.

152 estates in Rhineland-Palatinate signed up for ice wine harvest

For this winter, some 152 estates in Rhineland-Palatinate have registered a total area of ​​around 107 hectares for a possible ice wine harvest, as the Chamber of Agriculture announced. In the previous year there were only 93 farms with a total of 72 hectares.

For vintners, icewine harvest is always associated with risk and high physical effort during freezing cold temperatures. In the 2019 vintage, vintners in Rhineland-Palatinate waited in vain for frost. If it is not cold enough, it means a total loss for the winemaker due to the law. For an icewine harvest, the grapes must be frozen through. This requires at least minus seven degrees Celsius for several hours. The overripe grapes are picked and pressed while frozen. Ice wine is particularly sweet because a large part of the water remains in the frozen fruit and the sugar content is very high.

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Dear wine friends, wherever you are on this planet, I wish you a wonderful holiday and all the best for the next year - 5 ombiasy wine tours in 2022

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller at the Christmas Market 2021 in Frankfurt, Germany

Dear wine friends,

Wherever you are on this planet, I wish you a wonderful holiday and all the best for the next year 2022!

This year and the previous year have put a lot of strain on all of us. The unprecedented pandemic put everyone’s life more or less in a turmoil and travel on hold. I hope that each of you is safe and sound and that we all have a positive outlook on the year 2022. Finally there is light on the horizon due to medical research that gives us some tools to better hem in our risk of contracting Covid-19 and to manage the pandemic.

I am planning 5 wine tours in 2022. There will be no tours in the spring. I start in early June, keeping my fingers crossed that the omicron wave will have ceased by then and that low-risk traveling will be possible. 

I did not set prices yet. Inflation is on the rise. My initial contact with the hotels unfortunately proved that fact and gas prices are jumping up which makes transportation costs volatile. I will observe the situation at the start of the year and will publish the tour fees at the end of January.

Attached please find the tour schedule.

I wish you a peaceful last week of the year, and a delightful New Year’s Eve celebration with your family, friends, and loved ones - and most of all, that you and yours stay healthy! 

Very much looking forward to enjoying your company at some of the tours in Europe in 2022!

Best

Annette

 

Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller at the 2021 American Wine Society National Conference in Atlantic City, NJ, USA

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WINETOURS in 2022

EARLY SUMMER 2022
Rhône: 10 days - 9 nights
Monday, June 06 - Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Germany South - Alsace: 10 days - 9 nights
Saturday, June 18 - Monday, June 27, 2022
 
Germany North: 9 days - 8 nights
Monday, July 04 - Tuesday, July 12, 2022

FALL 2022
Austria: 10 days - 9 nights
Thursday, September 01 - Saturday, September 10, 2022

Bordeaux: 10 days - 9 nights
Tuesday, September 20 - Thursday, September 29, 2022 

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Pictures: Ho, Ho, Ho - German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Christmas Party at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC Downtown, USA/ Germany

The 2021 German Wine Society (Washington DC) Christmas Party took place on December 18, 2021 at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC downtow. 35 German wine lovers attended, down from 45 guests at the last Christmas Party. This was due to covid although we had strict safety rules in place. 

Astrid Jakobs de Pádua, Minister Counselor, Food and Agriculture, represented the Germany Embassy in Washington DC.

Cosmos Club

The Cosmos Club, founded in 1878, is a private social club for men and women distinguished in science, literature and the arts, a learned profession or public service. Members come from virtually every profession that has anything to do with scholarship, creative genius or intellectual distinction.

Among its members have been three Presidents, two Vice Presidents, a dozen Supreme Court justices, 36 Nobel Prize winners, 61 Pulitzer Prize winners and 55 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The Club offers an impressive array of programs for every member interest: international affairs, science, the arts, and economics—to name a few.

The elegant Clubhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a District of Columbia Landmark.

Pictures: Ho, Ho, Ho - German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) Christmas Party at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC Downtown, USA/ Germany 

Invitation

Ho, Ho, Ho, German Wine Society Members and Friends of German Wines, it’s nearly time to hang the stockings and dream of delicious German wine!  Registration is open just one more week for our grand holiday event, and though most places are already reserved, we have several still open.  If you’ve already signed up, that’s great and there’s nothing more you need to do - but if you haven’t registered and would still like to come, please go on on our website or send your check now.  While we had a fun holiday gathering on Zoom last year choosing our own wines and stayed safe during the pandemic, at last we can gather in person again in Washington, D.C. and partake of the same wines together amidst all the elegance of Embassy Row, with the same policies we have used for our other in-person events this past summer and fall.   

 

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Pictures: Reception

So, please plan to attend the GWS Holiday paired dinner at the Cosmos Club, Saturday, December 18, 2021 starting at 7 pm, with registration and service of welcoming sekt and hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6:30 pm.  We are very fortunate to have access to this elegant and festive venue again this year, marking our return after our last event there in December 2019.   This has become possible because the Cosmos Club is now requiring vaccination against covid-19 for all staff, members and guests in the mansion. Proof of vaccination is now mandatory at Cosmos - please remember to bring your document.

The paired dinner includes a variety of eight wines (mainly German, with one Austrian), among them high-prädikat selections, and a three-course meal preceded by hors d’oeuvres.   In addition, there will be entertainment - holiday piano music, and an opportunity to sing some German and other traditional songs together!   This year, we are offering a choice of four different entrees with different prices, more options than ever before - be sure to register for the one you want, and if there are multiple people on your order, register separately for each different entree choice.

Location:  The address for our holiday dinner is 2021 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, just a few blocks from Dupont Circle.   Metro is near (Dupont Circle Red Line) and parking is available to the rear of the club.   The stunning venue is, as in past years, the wood-paneled Members Dining Room on the 2nd floor in this landmark building.  Perfect for a special holiday wine event with family and friends!

Pictures: Dinner

Menu:  

Welcome and hors d’oeuvres 

Belgian Endive with Pickled Cranberry-Chevre Mousse, Charred Broccoli

Salmon Rilette with Lemon Pepper Caviar, Buckwheat Blini

Barbecue Spice Grilled Steak Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce

nv Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Sparkling (Sekt) Riesling 

Salad appetizer

Kabocha Squash (Caramelized Squash, Spiced Pecans, Spinach, Pomegranate-ginger Vinaigrette)

Popover Bread

2017 Dr. Heyden Silvaner Old Vines Trocken Rheinhessen

2015 Dr. Nagler Rüdesheim Bischofsberg Riesling Kabinett Rheingau

 

 

 

 

Pictures:  Astrid Jakobs de Pádua, Minister Counselor, Food and Agriculture, at the German Embassy in Washington DC and Christian Schiller, Vice-President, German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter)

Entree (choose one dish when registering)

Porcini Rubbed Beef Tenderloin (Roasted Root Vegetable Medley, Haricots Vert, Veal Glaze, Sherried Arugula Salad)

Roasted Duck Breast (Kale Saute, Turnip Puree, Pickled Red Onion, Dried Cherry Jus)

Seared Atlantic Halibut (Artichokes, Plum and Tomato Stew)

Seitan and Chickpea Stuffed Eggplant (Eggplant, Crispy Brussels Sprouts, Swiss Chard, Pickled Shallots )(vegetarian option)

2016 Dr. Thanisch Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett Feinherb Mosel

2012 Spreitzer Oestricher Lenchen 303 Riesling Spätlese Rheingau

2019 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Rotwein Trocken Mosel

Dessert

Chocolate Pot au Creme (Dried Meringue, Fresh Berries)

2016 Heinz Eifel Mainzer Domherr Silvaner Eiswein Rheinhessen 

2015 Steindorfer Cuvée Klaus (70% Ottonel/30% Sauvignon Blanc) Beerenauslese Burgenland Austria

 

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Pictures: Dry Riesling 2020 - Top 10 Germany (FINE Das Weinmagazin 3/2021) 

The Fine Das Weinmagazin is a leading German wine journal. The Fine Das Weinmagazin 3/2021 contained an interesting report about a recent tasting of 100 dry German Rieslings, vintage 2020. The tasters included Sebastian Bordthaeuser, Stuart Pigott and Stuart Pigott (James Suckling) and Stephan Reinhardt (Robert Parker/ The Wine Advocate).

The following 10 wines came out on top. The top ten wines are listed in alphabetical order. I have added a few pictures from recent visits of these wineries on ombiasy wine tours. We have visited 6 of the top 10 wineries.

2020 Muschelkalk Riesling trocken

Friedrich Becker Pfalz

 

 

Picture: Wine Tasting at Weingut Friedrich Becker – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

 

2020 Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling GG

Hermann Dönnhoff Nahe

 

Picture: Tasting at Weingut Dönnhoff, Oberhausen, Nahe. with Anne Dönnhoff - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

2020 Uffhofener La Roche Riesling trocken

Espenhof Rheinhessen

 

2020 Schlössböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling GG

Gut Hermannsberg Nahe

 

 

Picture: Tour and Tasting at Weingut Gut Hermannsberg in Niederhausen, Nahe – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

 

2020 Erbacher Hohenrain Riesling GG

Jakob Jung Rheingau

 

 

Picture: At Weingut Jakob Jung in Erbach, Rheingau, with Winemaker Alexander Johannes Jung, Germany

 

2020 Neu-Bamberger Heerkretz Riesling trocken

Streitz Rheinhessen

 

2020 Berncasteler Doctor Riesling GG

Witwe Dr. H. Thanisch, Erben Thanisch Mosel

 

2020 Forster Pechstein Riesling trocken

Villa Wolf Pfalz

 

2020 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling GG

Wegeler Mosel

 

 

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2020 Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling GG

Robert Weil Rheingau 

Picture: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, Rheingau, with Jan Christensen - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

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At Weingut Jakob Jung in Erbach, Rheingau, with Winemaker Alexander Johannes Jung, Germany  

 

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Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP): Theresa Olkus takes over from Hilke Nagel as General Manager, Germany

Picture: Hilke Nagel and Theresa Olkus (Foto: VDP/Peter Bender)

The Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) is the association of about 200 German elite winemakers. Hilke Nagel, who has been heading the association for many years, will step down at the end of 2021 and hand over to Theresa Olkus, the current Deputy Managing Director. Steffen Christman of Weingut Christman in the Pfalz will remain President of the VDP.

Theresa Olkus has a Masters of Art of the University of Hohenheim (2019) in "Kommunikatswissenschaft und Medienforschung"/ Communication Studies and Media Research.

Picture: Theresa Olkus (Photo: Julian Wedel)

The VDP

The VDP is the world’s oldest association of wine estates in the world. In fact, it is the only one of its kind worldwide. No other country has a national organization of the top wine makers of the entire country.

In 1910, four regional wine-growers’ associations joined forces to form the Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer (i.e. estates that sold their “natural” [unchaptalized] wines at auction). These organizations – from the Rheingau and Rheinhessen, founded in 1897 and 1900, respectively, and their counterparts in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer and Pfalz regions, bth founded in 1908 – were the forerunners of today’s VDP. At this time, fine German wines enjoyed a heyday. They were among the most expensive wines, on the tables of imperial houses as well as leading hotels and restaurants.

Throughout the past century, the quality-driven goals and strict standards of the VDP have played no small part in shaping the viticultural and winemaking practices in Germany. With their stringent statutes and their establishment of a German vineyard classification, the 200 members of the VDP have served as role models and justifiably can be viewed as the vanguard of the nation’s producers of top-quality wines.

VDP leitet Generationswechsel ein - Hilke Nagel übergibt ab 1.1.2022 an Nachfolgerin Theresa Olkus

Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 1910 wird dem Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) eine Vorreiterrolle in der deutschen und internationalen Weinwelt zugeschrieben. 111 Jahre später beweist der Verband einmal mehr, dass dies nicht nur für den Aufbau strenger Qualitätskriterien und einer starken Marke, sondern auch für die Förderung des Nachfolge-Generation gilt. Für die Mitglieder des Verbandes gehört die gleitende Übergabe des Weinguts an den Nachwuchs der Winzerinnen und Winzer seit Jahrzehnten zum natürlichen Betriebslauf. Gleiches leitet der VDP nun für seine Bundesgeschäftsstelle ein. Ab dem 1. Januar 2022 übergibt die langjährige Geschäftsführerin und VDP-Frontfrau Hilke Nagel ihre Tätigkeit an ihre Nachfolgerin Theresa Olkus.

„Aus unserer eigenen Erfahrung in den Weingütern wissen wir, wie wichtig eine vertrauensvolle Übergabe des Betriebes ist. Als Verband leben wir von einer starken Gemeinschaft und dem Zusammenwirken von neuen Ideen und langjährigen Erfahrungen. Hilke Nagel hat mit ihrem unermüdlichen Engagement und ihrer ideenreichen, offenen Persönlichkeit den VDP dank ihrer wertvollen Arbeit über Jahre hinweg geprägt. Sie hat einen herausragenden Anteil an seinem heutigen Stellenwert und wird uns weiterhin unterstützen. Mit Theresa Olkus haben wir das große Glück eine Nachfolgerin gefunden zu haben, die sich in kürzester Zeit bestens eingearbeitet hat, dabei viele neue Akzente setzt und perfekt zu uns passt”, verkündet VDP.Präsident Steffen Christmann die Neuigkeiten aus dem VDP.

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