Actually the Kabinett, Auslese etc. classification isn’t used for the better German wines. Among those the main focus is on the „Lage“ which is the vineyard itself. You can compare it to the French „Cru“ classification. So you have basic wines (Gutsweine), which don’t come from a specific vineyard. Above those are the village wines (Ortsweine), which come from vineyards all located in one village. Above those come single-vineyard wines (Lagenweine), which can be separated into Erste Lagen (like 1er Cru) and Große Lagen (like Grand Cru). Normally wine labels state if it is a dry or an off-dry/sweet wine.

Great video, keep the coming!

And yes our ice wines in Ontario, Canada are glorious !

Cabernet Franc. Done well in Virginia. Try Pollak vineyards, though there are several other excellent cab francs in Virginia.

Love this !

👍👍 I love the stuff so much, I *made* myself understand the labeling system. That said, the $ is getting kinda steep; I've slid over to Finger Lakes Rieslings for a bit of a break! Cheers!

very helpful!

Hey Geordie, with natural wines is cellaring bottles a thing? Does it matter?

@geordiewineguide

2 жыл бұрын

hiaaa, depends on the wine. Many wines benefit from ageing, if a wine is made in an uncomplicated fruit forward style its probably made for immediate drinking.

nice !

can u tell us about buckfast ?

@geordiewineguide

2 жыл бұрын

i’m from Newcastle, ask the Scottish wine guide 😉

these days, climate change hits german wineyards... The wines get sweeter.. For the quality of the wine, theres another thing: Tafelwein Landwein Qualitätswein Prädikatswein Tafelwein is the stuff youll get in a box here for a euro or two Landwein is usually sold in that pricerange too Qualitätswein is something around 3-5€ a bottle and 5€+ start the Prädikatswein...

some false informations-not helpful at all!