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Cabernet wines from California are becoming increasingly expensive, while Bordeaux is becoming more affordable again. Consequently, they once again represent a good alternative.

Let's taste two great red wines from Palatinate and Piedmont.

Here we have two young Chardonnays from California.

Charles Heidsieck 2012 Millesime again shows the high quality of this winery.

There are fine wines for a birthday.

Today it is time for ripe wines.

Let's compare a young Chablis versus an old one.

Today we have a sentional Gelber Muskateller and one of the great new wines of Greence.

Today we have Schlossberg from Breuer, Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Spätlese RR and an old Banyuls.

You have to try it to believe it - the best Spätlesen are sensational, from Egon Müller and Witwe Thanisch. Why drink Chardonnay?

We have Scavino 2016 Barolo Ravera and Dal Forno 1997 Recioto.

Today we have Friedrich Becker 2021 Pinot Noir Sankt Paul.

Let's taste some great wines at a birthday party.

Wow, now there are great Champagnes, Chardonnays and a Romirasco.

Let's taste a Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Spätlese and a Taurasi Riserva Radici.

Today we have Monbousquet, Sociando-Mallet and Monte Bello.

Today there is Molitor and Othegraven.

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This time, we have two older wines that should be great.

Unfortunately, you can't always drink great wines, but sometimes it works out.

2016 seems to be another promissing year.

Today we have Lamberger from Graf Neipperg - Schlossberg vs. Ruthe.

Today we have two wines with sensational value for money.

Let's taste some Californian wines.

This time, there are some excellent wines from Alsace (Zind-Humbrecht), California (Kistler) and the Palatinate (Friedrich Becker).

Here we have 2 interesting wines from Minnesota and two sensational wines from Schramsberg and Dugat-Py.

We are currently on vacation and will be back on January 13th. We wish you a Happy New Year.

This year we tasted 805 wines: We had 3 perfect wines with full points (20/20) and 24 wines that were almost perfect (19.5-19.8/20).

Today we have a top Riesling from Alsace and a sensational Sauternes.

Let's uncork some great wines for Christmas.

1971 is one of Piedmont's vintages of the century. We taste Barolo and Barbaresco from this vintage by Giacomo Borgogno and Damilano. Together with Enrico Serafino, these are producers who make reliable aged wines.

Yes, Bordeaux 2000 is a great vintage with wines that can be stored for a long time in the old Bordeaux style.

Here are some older wines.

Today we will taste Roero Arneis, Chardonnay from Tasmania and Sauvignon Blanc from Steiermark.

Syrah from France, Germany and California are tested now.

The Salwey subscription just arrived. Let's taste.

Riesling is the ideal grape variety if you are interested in fresh and complex white wines. Now there are two great character wines.

This time there will be a blind tasting of Barolo.

We try Château Petrus 1934 Pomerol and Marques de Riscal 1925 Riserva.

With its 2010 vintage, the Heymann-Löwenstein winery has produced some truly unique wines with sensational density and minerality. The high acidity means that the residual sweetness is barely noticeable. It's time to taste this vintage again.

Only the best for a birthday.

A tasty alternative to the Grand Marque champagnes from the supermarket are the delicious champagnes from smaller producers – both in terms of price and quality. Here are our recommendations.

Let's try two high-end Pinot Noir from Armand Rousseau and Friedrich Becker.

Here we have some new releases from Giacomo Conterno.

Let's taste some Barolo 2021 and a Travaglini Nebbiolo Passito.

This time, there are two interesting wines from Piedmont and, as a highlight, a Dunn Howell Mountain.

2021 was an sensational vintage for Barolo. Now we have some Barolo from Sandrone and Scavino.

Now it is time for Nebbiolo and Bordeaux.

Sauvignon Blanc from Germany is getting better and better. Let's taste the winners of the "Falstaff Sauvignon Blanc Trophy 2025".

It's always good to have champagne as an aperitif. And we're trying a top-quality Etna wine.

Today there is a Chardonnay from Ramey and a Gattinara from Nervi.

And here is another wine from the Kaiserstuhl region.

There is a rarity from Switzerland, a mature Californian wine, and a Bordeaux.