Fio Wines - Falkenberg 2016

We are starting a small series of matured Rieslings with a bottle of Falkenberg 2016 from Fio Wines on the Moselle.

We are starting a small series of matured Rieslings with a bottle of Falkenberg 2016 from Fio Wines on the Moselle.

We're drinking two bottles of Chardonnay from Weingut Vorgrimmler in Baden: the base level 2022 vintage and the Nemochet from 2021.

We're drinking two bottles of fermented apple from 1785 Cider: Forêt Noire 2022 and Currant 2023, which includes blackcurrants in addition to apples.

There will be a bit more fermented orchard fruit. From Cyprien Lireux in Normandy, we're drinking a bottle of Parcimonie and a bottle of Premices, both from the 2023 vintage.

This week we have two non-alcoholic sparkling drinks from Muri: Yamilé with raspberry and smoked rhubarb, and Passing Clouds with floral notes and white currant.

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.