We’re starting the new year, as in recent years, with a little less alcohol in the glass. In this case, that means two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Kertelreiter: Schefflenzer Edelmost and Galaxy Rise, a dry-hopped cider.
To close out the year, we’re going local again and drinking a Simonroth Lemberger and a Simonroth Spätburgunder from Schnaitmann, both from 2018.
Our Christmas wine for 2024 comes from the Jura. We're drinking a bottle of Trousseau Les Chaseaux 2019 from Domaine Labet.
As we approach Christmas, we're enjoying a bottle of Barbaresco Cottá 2016 from Sottimano from Piedmont.
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.
We are drinking a bottle of Riesling 2023 and a Pinot Noir from 2021 from the Heerkretz vineyard site, produced by Weingut Achenbach.
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.
We are drinking a bottle of Silvaner Bergen 2021 from Weingut Bischel in Rheinhessen.
We are drinking a Trollinger and a Riesling Schilfsandstein from Weingut Beurer in the Remstal, both from the 2022 vintage.