by Hannah Carty | Nov 28, 2023 | Wine Education, Featured, Robert Weil, Dr. Loosen
This December we’re celebrating the importance of World Soil Day and the deliciousness of dessert wines. With World Soil Day just around the corner, we want to highlight the vital role that healthy soil plays in our lives and the environment. From growing our...
by Hannah Carty | Sep 1, 2023 | Wine Education, Featured
Our Back to Basics series is ready to start its second term! Join us for a light-hearted refresher course on fermentation, wine closures, wine body, and tannins. Fermentation Fermentation is the first step in the winemaking process after the grapes have...
by Hannah Carty | Jun 1, 2023 | Wine Education, Zilliken, Wittmann, Robert Weil, Maximin Grunhaus, Fritz Haag, Dr. Loosen
Riesling is one of the few grapes that can produce wines in the complete spectrum of styles, from totally dry to extremely sweet, and still maintain its distinctive fruit character and fine structure. This unique ability gives Riesling a stylistic range that no other...
by Hannah Carty | Aug 30, 2022 | Zilliken, Wine Education, Wittmann, Robert Weil, Maximin Grunhaus, J. Christopher, Fritz Haag, Dr. Loosen, Villa Wolf
As the kids head back to school and get back into learning, we figured now would be a good time to go back to the basics! Enjoy this light-hearted refresher course on terroir, wine aging, and wine tasting. Terroir Arguably one of the most unique and nuanced wine terms...
by Hannah Carty | Jul 28, 2022 | Dr. Loosen, Wine Education, Zilliken, Wittmann, Robert Weil, Maximin Grunhaus, Fritz Haag
German winemakers continue to preserve traditional winemaking techniques while accounting for modernity. There are two wine classification systems that have protected the quality and reputation of German wines: the VDP vineyard classification system and the Prädikat...
