tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post81709881637979128..comments2024-03-22T07:39:20.751-04:00Comments on schiller-wine: When Americans Drink German Wine - What they ChooseDr. Christian G.E. Schillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104076727022133292noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-91510292160033908162012-12-27T12:17:04.675-05:002012-12-27T12:17:04.675-05:00no problem, let me know what you want !
regardsno problem, let me know what you want !<br /> regardsdadada44https://www.blogger.com/profile/02537030888009678753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-27819542948054545142012-06-06T06:58:35.281-04:002012-06-06T06:58:35.281-04:00Andrew, thank you very much for your thoughtful co...Andrew, thank you very much for your thoughtful comments. Are you on facebook? Cheers. ChristianDr. Christian G.E. Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104076727022133292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-37121295916548985122012-06-04T23:23:35.038-04:002012-06-04T23:23:35.038-04:00Hi Christian -
Thank you for you interesting art...Hi Christian - <br /><br />Thank you for you interesting article.<br /><br />I would also add that Scheurebe is more popular in the United States than the white Pinot varieties. Terry Theise has done an excellent job over the years to promote the virtues of "Scheu", which seems to be ignored by Gault-Millau and many german wine drinkers just because it is a fairly recent crossing. <br /><br />Dry Rieslings are gradually becoming more popular in the States, as they have been more willingly embraced by Gen X/Y German wine lovers. I do hope that Germans themselves will soon rediscover the pleasure and inherent greatness of fruity Rieslings as well.Andrew Bairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-45782328513231973342012-06-04T23:17:23.083-04:002012-06-04T23:17:23.083-04:00Hi Christian -
A very belated thank you for the p...Hi Christian -<br /><br />A very belated thank you for the post, as I just read your article now. As a German wine lover in the States, I wanted to offer you a fewe thoughts.<br />First, I am well aware that the of the influence that importers have over here. Certainly, Terry Theise and Rudi Wiest are our most significant importers of German wines. Therefore, Americans have tended to favor wines from their portfolios over the past couple of decades. Valckenberg is a distant third to Theise and Wiest.<br />As far as Trocken Rieslings many Americans who admire high quality German wines have been focused on fruity and sweet Rieslings for a long time. For example, older Parker guides focus almost entirely on fruity and nobly sweet wines from Germany. Until a few years ago, there seem to have been very few high quality dry German Rieslings available in the US; Koehler-Ruprecht and Muller-Catoir being notable exceptions. I myself am a more recent convert to German wine, and have therefore had the advantage of having far more Trocken Rieslings to choose from than I would have just a decade ago.<br />Also, I suspect that most of the great German dry Rieslings never make it out of their home country, leaving foreigners like us with much smaller quantities to choose from. That frequently means that only the most dedicated German wine aficionados in the US end up buying these wines. <br />To his credit, Terry Theise has also made a great point of promoting the merits of Scheurebe and Rieslaner - especially the former. It certainly helped that Terry is the longtime importer of Muller-Catoir to the US, and Hans-Gunther Schwarz did more than anyone else to demonstrate the potential for Scheurebe to produce great wines. This is why you will see many more American notes on German Scheurebe than on German Weissburgunder, for example - even though Weissburgunder has a considerably nobler status in Germany. I am concerned that Scheurebe and Rieslaner are not receiving enough respect in Germany these days - many of us can attest that they are capable of making great, highly individual wines. I wonder how many Germans in the wine trade would bother to include a Scheurebe or a Rieslaner in a tasting these days?<br />Spatburgunder is still a niche product in the US, both due to the price and availability. As good as the best German Spatburgunders are, it is hard for most merchants to sell them when you can buy a great 1er cru Burgundy for approximately the same price over here.Andrew Bairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-43551679463006868432010-11-19T06:04:57.075-05:002010-11-19T06:04:57.075-05:00Thanks for this post, Christian. It confirms yet a...Thanks for this post, Christian. It confirms yet again how the perception of German wine differs depending on whether you are in Germany or abroad. It would be difficult to think of a "German" German wine tasting that would not at least feature some outstanding dry wines, for instance...Wine Ramblerhttp://www.winerambler.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-1993745635331809932010-03-17T23:00:34.980-04:002010-03-17T23:00:34.980-04:00Hi blogger-friend in Sweden,
thanks for your thou...Hi blogger-friend in Sweden,<br /><br />thanks for your thoughts and your best wishes.<br /><br />I was just elected to the Board of the Washington DC Chapter of the German Wine Society. I am personally leaning towards dry German wines, but I am leaning against the wind here in the US and I accept that. <br /><br />Cheers, your blogger-friend in Washington DC and Frankfurt am MainDr. Christian G.E. Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104076727022133292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-77955454838791032502010-03-17T04:08:32.157-04:002010-03-17T04:08:32.157-04:00Interesting! Nice summary. Wine shops in the U.S. ...Interesting! Nice summary. Wine shops in the U.S. are a nice thing... Miss them!<br /><br />Me, personally, I think that Germany should REALLY focus on its Riesling. I understand, it is more exciting for the vintners to work with additional and new grape varieties and to show how good they are even with other sorts. But, if this is our competitive edge, then lets work on it and go really 'wild' with Riesling creations, instead of trying to build a too wide a grape-portfolio and thus risking to get little 'insignificant', in relation to the world market.<br /><br />Redwines. Well... I think it is just a matter of time that they will get more popular in the US? People liking Burgundy's Pinot Noir must see some of the German Spätburgunder from the Pfalz and Baden as an alternative.... I believe, a lot is still also how we as 'Germans' present our wines. Even the German Wine Institut in Sweden once told me very frankly, that Swedes do not demand German red wines. Hallo? It is up to us (and here especially the official organs) to create the demand, coming from where we do... How about letting Angelina Jolie drinking a nice red German wine? :-)<br /><br />Well, it is good to know that you, Christian, are involved over there, I am sure, this will be of great assistance for our wonderful German wines!<br /><br />All the best, your blogger-friend from SwedenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044802847760788152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-44855831284278068062010-03-16T17:37:26.027-04:002010-03-16T17:37:26.027-04:00Excellent article.Perhaps someone should point out...Excellent article.Perhaps someone should point out to the "anonymous" poster that we have 229 different German wines available..I think our selection is pretty good no? (and we do carry Wirsching-one of the best Franken producers!)<br /><br />Phil Bernstein<br />MacArthur BeveragesPhil Bernsteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602359347158233491.post-2733790069117147602010-03-16T08:58:15.623-04:002010-03-16T08:58:15.623-04:00Hm, this makes one wonder how the inventory of Ger...Hm, this makes one wonder how the inventory of German wines in this store stands out when compared to other wine stores in the area... I guess it really doesn't! I wish I could find my beloved Frankenwein more readily available here in the US!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com