Looking forward to it. Always enjoy @Levi_Dalton interviews.
His/their Nikolaus GG is absolutely amazing. Such depth and elegance.
I didn’t know where to post this, but here is as good as anywhere.
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Thanks for posting this. I knew about it for a while, but I wanted to wait until she made it official.
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Perhaps this post should be its own topic.
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But is it “worth” being its own topic? There have been, and will be, estate turnovers; perhaps a general topic “Wine estate turnovers” would be more appropriate?
I think it’s pretty big news, but I wouldn’t create a general topic on this matter. You should just leave it in this thread then.
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Funny you should say that! I have a lot of demand for a rieslingstudy in San Antonio and Houston. Have you been to Petit Coquin in San Antonio? I did a rieslingstudy at PDV, their Brooklyn wine Bar.
The property is for sale and the vineyards have been leased out. Did Van Volxem take most of the vineyards or someone else?
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As I understand it, Van Volxem has leased the vineyards in Ockfener Bockstein and Saarburger Laurentiusberg, and Margarethenhof has leased the vineyards in Saarburger Rausch. I’m not sure which winery has leased the vineyard in Saarburger Kupp.
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It is really sad that they could not keep the vineyards with the property.
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Speaking of Van Volxem, we had a 2011 Scharzhofberger last night that was in a wonderful spot and it paired great with our fresh caught Salmon and sweet corn.
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I couldn’t agree more. It’s a beautiful property with excellent vineyards. The press house and cellar are impressive.
It should be noted that other parcels not belonging to Dr. Wagner have been abandoned in Ockfener Bockstein and Saarburger Kupp.
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The article references “personal reasons.” But I assume there are lessons / larger signals for the valley should we take from this news?
If you make great wine like Hofgut Falkenstein, Lauer etc. you are ok. If you are not making absolutely great wine it is tough.
The story about Dr. Wagner got me wondering about Dr. Fischer. I didn’t know that they had come under the ownership of Hofstätter since back in 2014.
I think a number of producers are struggling through some tough times.
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It’s a complicated affair, involving Dr. Fischer, J. Hofstätter, and Nik Weis.
Another great wine. Drank over two nights and was wonderful on both occasions. Wish I drank the 2023 and this side by side for research purposes.
The 2021 felt more cohesive than 2023. The palate on 2023 felt sharper and with a bit more intensity. Could very well be evolutionary differences between the wines, both are excellent.
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