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30.12.2024

Two Bottles Schnaitmann Simonroth

To close out the year, we’re going local again and drinking a Simonroth Lemberger and a Simonroth Spätburgunder from Schnaitmann, both from 2018.

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of wine from Weingut Schnaitmann. One is a Spätburgunder and the other is a Lemberger, both from the Simonroth series. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible. In front of the bottles lie corks and a waiter’s corkscrew.

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23.12.2024

Labet - Trousseau Les Chaseaux 2019

A bottle of Trousseau from Domaine Labet on a wooden table. In the background, there’s a fabric Christmas tree and a candle with a filled wine glass, while in the foreground, the matching cork is stuck to a waiter’s corkscrew.

Our Christmas wine for 2024 comes from the Jura. We're drinking a bottle of Trousseau Les Chaseaux 2019 from Domaine Labet.

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21.12.2024

Sottimano - Cottá Barbaresco 2016

A bottle of wine from Sottimano stands on a wooden table. In the background, a wine glass and stacks of books are visible. In front of the bottle, the cork from the bottle lies next to the waiter’s corkscrew.

As we approach Christmas, we're enjoying a bottle of Barbaresco Cottá 2016 from Sottimano from Piedmont.

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19.12.2024

Three Bottles Eppelmann

Three bottles of wine from Weingut Eppelmann on a wooden table. In the background, a filled wine glass stands in front of a stack of cookbooks, while in the foreground lie three corks and the waiter’s corkscrew.

We are drinking Chardonnay twice and one bottle of bubbles from Weingut Eppelmann. One is a Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature 2020, and without bubbles we have Terra F and Alte Reben (Old Vines), both from 2022.

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12.12.2024

Two Bottles Achenbach

On a wooden table stand two bottles of wine from Weingut Achenbach. A Pinot Noir and a Riesling, both from the Heerkretz vineyard site. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books can be seen. In front of the bottles lie corks and a waiter’s corkscrew.

We are drinking a bottle of Riesling 2023 and a Pinot Noir from 2021 from the Heerkretz vineyard site, produced by Weingut Achenbach.

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7.12.2024

Two Bottles Bernhard

On a wooden table stand two bottles of wine from Weingut Bernhard. A Chardonnay in a limited edition and a Silvaner. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books can be seen. In front of the bottles lie a cork and a waiter’s corkscrew.

We are drinking a bottle of Chardonnay Limited Edition from 2022 and a Wolfsheimer Silvaner from limestone marl from 2021, both from Weingut Bernhard in Rheinhessen.