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John Paul Kaminga
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Riesling Alert System ACTIVATED: Steinmetz Brauneberger
Is it the best deal in dry Riesling right now? YES A dry and lively wine that would do a great job convincing Sauvignon devotees, it is...
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John Paul Kaminga
May 17, 20232 min read
One River, Two Worlds: Steinmetz Kabi + Pinot
That's the Brauneberger Juffer, pictured above, a historic vineyard by any measure, though back in the day it would have gone by more...
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John Paul Kaminga
May 15, 20232 min read
Most Improbable Cab: Stein Vom Berg 2019
The 2018 vintage of this wine was a real hit last year. When I saw that two cases of the 2019 were available, I did not hesitate to buy...
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John Paul Kaminga
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Scheurebe is a Grape: Leipold's Alte Reben
When we opened 5 years ago (wow, can't believe it's been 5 years!), we carried a gorgeous inexpensive Scheurebe for about a year. Since...
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John Paul Kaminga
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Lauer Senior is Something You Should Know About
I'll happily contend that Lauer's high-end bottlings are well worth the asking, but in every vintage I find myself gravitating to Senior,...
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John Paul Kaminga
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Overachieving: "Generic" Trocken
"Tim Fröhlich can surely lay claim to the world's most consistently overachieving generic Riesling bottlings of the past two decades." -...
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John Paul Kaminga
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Typo + Pino: Drink That Trocken + Special Spätburgunder
I probably wouldn't usually post twice in the same day, but there was a typo in today's earlier post. I probably wouldn't care about the...
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John Paul Kaminga
Mar 15, 20224 min read
Most Improbable: Stein Cabernet Sauvignon vom berg
We got a case of this wine a few months ago, and I thought I'd better not mention it, as there was no more to be had. Today I got...
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John Paul Kaminga
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Criminality: Behind Saars
... a customer recently mentioned that our still having a few extraordinary wines was "criminal", and we couldn't have agreed more, so...
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John Paul Kaminga
Nov 11, 20213 min read
News @craftandcru: Bordeaux Tasting + Thanksgiving Hours + Riesling
There's still time to sign up for our virtual Bordeaux tasting this coming Sunday, November 14, at 3pm. Rachel Hubert will join us to...
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