Let’s face it, unless you're fluent in German, trying to decipher a German wine label can be daunting. Between the umlauts, lengthy compound words, and classifications based on grape ripeness levels, ...

As U.S. consumers seek out fresher, lower-alcohol, and more sustainable wines, a new wave of producers and trade advocates is ...

Over the years, I’ve been asked many times what my favorite wine is. That’s a tough call, I like almost all of them and it depends on what’s on the menu. I am partial to red wines. But with fresh ...

BOSENHEIM, Germany — Three humpers, three dumpers, and about a dozen pickers — all clad in soldier uniforms with MP brassards — directed operations in the vineyards of Peter and Marlena Nissen here ...

Thanks to the annual German bash known as Oktoberfest, people around the world have come to appreciate the malty, reddish lager beer associated with the festival. If only there were a similar ...

Many wine names, at least the ones that carry something other than the name of the varietal, have a backstory. That is certainly the case with Red German Bastards, a red that has been produced just a ...

German wines are suffering. One of the world`s greatest wine producing nations is in a sales slump and cannot seem to recover. German wine exports to the United States have decreased by more than 50 ...

When you think of German wines (assuming you do think of them) you might have a vague idea that they make Riesling, and that it might or might not have a skull-crushing amount of residual sugar. If ...

As the Oktoberfestseason marches on, we think only of German beers and the great Oktoberfest or Marzenstyles of lagers. But when I think of Germany, the great traditions and history of the winescome ...