John Paul Kaminga
Alsace Grand Cru: Rangen, Rosacker & Schoenenbourg
Pictured above is the Rangen grand cru, in Alsace. It really looks grand cru somehow, no? Take a look at a picture of La Tache: no drama,...
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Craft and Cru
\'kraft\: [to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity]
\'krü\: [a vineyard or group of vineyards, especially one of recognized quality ]
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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 16, 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
Jul 4, 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 14, 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 14, 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
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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John Paul Kaminga
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Drinking Windows: Goldtropfchen
Apparently there are hundreds of wine to go windows across Italy. They were incorporated into buildings in the Middle Ages, when the...
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John Paul Kaminga
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Lovable Weirdos: Wirz Sequel
The Wirz Vineyard is a true California gem. It is own-rooted and old-vine (planted in the 1960s) Riesling (with a bit of Silvaner for...
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John Paul Kaminga
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Riesling Alert System !!!ACTIVATED!!!
We have a Riesling emergency here folks! We just tasted two wines from one of our favorite Austrian wine estates, Josef & Phillip...
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