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6.2.2025

Two Bottles 1785 Cider

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from 1785 Cider. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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

30.1.2025

Two Bottles Cyprien Lireux

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Cyprien Lireux. On one of the labels, someone is tapping a glass of Poiré from an oversized pear. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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.

22.1.2025

Two Bottles Muri

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of non-alcoholic sparkling drinks from Muri. One is Yamilé and the other is Passing Clouds. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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.

13.1.2025

Two Bottles Kertelreiter

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Kertelreiter. One label shows a traditional basket press, while the other displays a galaxy. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

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.

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.

16.7.2024

Maxime Open 2024 - Day 2

A view of the vineyards on the Roter Hang near Nierstein, featuring the Pettenthal and Hipping sites. In the foreground, the vines are seen in orderly rows. In the background, the Rhine flows through the landscape, accompanied by a sky with some clouds at sunset.

In Rheinhessen, you can also travel from winery to winery by bus and taste a lot of wine: Our second day at the Maxime Open 2024 on the Rhine front. Today we visit Schwabsburg, Dexheim and a bit more of Nierstein.

12.7.2024

Maxime Open 2024 - Day 1

A picturesque view over the vineyards of Nierstein with the Rhine in the background. The grapevines stretch down the slope in orderly rows, while Nierstein with its distinctive church is visible in the background. The sky is clear with a few white clouds.

In Rheinhessen, you can also travel from winery to winery by bus and taste a lot of wine: Our first day at the Maxime Open 2024 on the Rhine front. Today we visit Weinolsheim and Nierstein.