John Paul KamingaAug 22, 20232 minRiesling Alert System ACTIVATED: Steinmetz BraunebergerIs 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...
John Paul KamingaMay 17, 20232 minOne River, Two Worlds: Steinmetz Kabi + PinotThat's the Brauneberger Juffer, pictured above, a historic vineyard by any measure, though back in the day it would have gone by more...
John Paul KamingaMay 15, 20232 minMost Improbable Cab: Stein Vom Berg 2019The 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...
John Paul KamingaFeb 14, 20232 minScheurebe is a Grape: Leipold's Alte RebenWhen 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...
John Paul KamingaJul 5, 20222 minLauer Senior is Something You Should Know AboutI'll happily contend that Lauer's high-end bottlings are well worth the asking, but in every vintage I find myself gravitating to Senior,...
John Paul KamingaJun 15, 20222 minOverachieving: "Generic" Trocken"Tim Fröhlich can surely lay claim to the world's most consistently overachieving generic Riesling bottlings of the past two decades." -...
John Paul KamingaJun 15, 20222 minTypo + Pino: Drink That Trocken + Special SpätburgunderI 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...
John Paul KamingaMar 15, 20224 minMost Improbable: Stein Cabernet Sauvignon vom bergWe 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...
John Paul KamingaJan 13, 20223 minCriminality: Behind Saars... a customer recently mentioned that our still having a few extraordinary wines was "criminal", and we couldn't have agreed more, so...
John Paul KamingaNov 11, 20213 minNews @craftandcru: Bordeaux Tasting + Thanksgiving Hours + RieslingThere's still time to sign up for our virtual Bordeaux tasting this coming Sunday, November 14, at 3pm. Rachel Hubert will join us to...