It was the 46th “Great Rarities Tasting” organized by Armin Diel, the legendary wine critic and former winery owner. And the very first one dedicated to champagne. After handing over the Schlossgut Diel estate to…
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The magazine “Der Weinkenner” has a fascinating history. It was invented by Philipp Brandt from Berlin, who revolutionized the wine trade in the German Empire through direct sales. He added his own wine magazine to…
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The Berlin master class held by the von Hövel winery was made possible by a surprising personnel change. After it became known that Paul Truszkowski had bid farewell to the Berlin wine trade to join…
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He was one of the most passionate advocates for Roussillon that day. But William Jonquères d’Oriola was not able to present his own wines. Those were the rules. Only winemakers who did not exhibit their…
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In recent years, a number of similar trade fairs, galas, and festivals focusing on champagne and/or sparkling wine have emerged in Germany. Of these, “Einhundert Prozent Champagne” has undoubtedly become the most significant. This is…
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History Two winemaking families’ stories come together in the champagnes under the name Penet-Chardonnet. First, there’s the Chardonnets (which, by the way, is a local name for the Chardonnay grape), who were already growing wine…
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When the first flowers peek their colourful heads out of the ground, people are drawn to colour. No wonder rosé champagnes are so popular in spring. Ten years ago, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte created its Réserve…
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Cuban rum has a long tradition, one in which contemporary history has left its mark like few other spirits. The Havana Club brand was founded in 1935, but its origins date back to 1878. Nationalized…
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History The roots of the Franck Bonville champagne house date back to around 1900. At that time, shortly after the phylloxera crisis, Alfred Bonville acquired several vineyards in Oger and the surrounding area, the origin…
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1971, the year Eckart Witzigmann started as head chef at Munich restaurant Tantris, is generally considered the birth of German gourmet cuisine. Wolfram Siebeck once remarked that this moment divided post-war German cuisine into two…
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