Germany

The changes to the UK duty system coming into effect this August will benefit Germany, with their generally lower alcohol wines, more than any other major wine producing country and hopefully will encourage you to experience the great range of wines produced there.

The classic light, off dry, low alcohol, refreshing style epitomised by Mosel Riesling Kabinett is still very much there but there are also large numbers of crisp, dry, mineral Rieslings and fuller bodied wines from further south, particularly in areas such as Baden where there is very little Riesling and an increasing number of top-quality reds such as Pinot Noir. Full sweet wines are still made, although in smaller quantities and Eiswein has become particularly rare due to winter temperatures not being cold enough.

The Mosel is the classic area for elegant, balanced, off-dry Rieslings from its steep, slatey slopes. Appellation-wise it now includes the tributaries of the Saar and Ruwer. Try a floral Wehlener Kabinett for a great introduction to this style and then contrast it with a Kabinett from the deeper soils of Piesport’s Goldtröpfchen to appreciate the difference a few miles make. Brilliant wines – full of white pear fruit – are produced in the Saar Valley from lesser-known vineyards in Wiltingen and Oberemmel. Back on the Middle Mosel, Braunebergers are full and slatey then one goes down the river through Bernkastel to the very fine wines of Graach. Finally, the vertiginous slopes of Erden and Urzig – Prälat, Treppchen and Würzgarten – produce some tremendous wines, both dry and sweet.

Along the Rhine, the Rheingau is where the importance of late harvesting Riesling was first discovered. The story goes that the proclamation announcing the start of the harvest was delayed. For many years production was dominated by a small number of underperforming larger producers, but things are now looking up again. Round, full-flavoured wines are made on mostly gentle slopes going down to the Rhine. The River Nahe actually rises in the Hunsrück hills and flows northwards, away from France, through rocky escarpments before flowing into the Rhine at Bingen.

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  1. Riesling Kalkmergel Trocken
    Riesling Trocken, Rings, Pfalz 2021 (organic)
    Riesling 12.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    The estate wine from a highly regarded young family team. Fine, precise, grapefruit scented...
    £16.40 per bottle
  2. Oberrotweiler Kasleberg Pinot N
    Salwey Pinot Noir, Kaiserstuhl, Baden 2021
    Pinot Noir 13.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    This Pinot Noir has some new wood on the nose and palate but with ripe strawberry and plum fruit to...
    £19.20 per bottle
  3. Moselland Spatlese
    Moselland Riesling Spätlese, Mosel 2022
    Riesling 8.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    The Riesling is the classic grape of Germany and this wine from late-harvested grapes is very...
    £10.80 per bottle
  4. Pinot Blanc
    Salwey Pinot Blanc, Kaiserstuhl, Baden 2019
    Pinot Blanc/Bianco 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Konrad Salwey makes some of the best wines in Baden, concentrating on Pinot varieties - Gris, Blanc...
    £16.70 per bottle
  5. Riesling Classic, MF Richter
    Riesling Classic, Max Ferd. Richter, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 11.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Delicate and dry with wonderfully defined crisp apple and pear fruit with a tiny hint of honey and...
    £17.20 per bottle
  6. Piesporter Trocken, Hain
    Piesporter Riesling Trocken, Hain, Mosel 2022
    Riesling 11.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    If you like the idea of German Riesling but are put off by sweetness then this is a great place to...
    £14.40 per bottle
  7. Dr Loosen Estate Riesling, Mosel 2020 - Half
    Dr Loosen Estate Riesling, Mosel 2020 - Half
    Riesling 8.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Fresh, lively wine with well balanced fruit, flavours of pears, apples and peach with a touch of...
    £7.50 per bottle
  8. Hochheimer Holle Spätlese Dom Werner
    Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Spätlese, Domdechant Werner, Rheingau 2022
    Riesling 8.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Lovely soft and fruity wine with peach and apricot flavours with good freshness and lift on the...
    £27.50 per bottle
  9. Dornfelder Rietburg, Pfalz 2019
    Rietburg Dornfelder, Pfalz 2021
    Dornfelder 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Soft and easy with attractive juicy fruit flavours this a flavoursome and accessible...
    £10.30 per bottle
  10. Goldschild Spatlese, Graacher Himmelreich, Moselland
    Goldschild Riesling Spätlese, Graacher Himmelreich, Moselland 2018
    Riesling 7.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Fresh and crisp with lovely peach and pineapple fruit with a lovely juicy, racy character on the...
    £12.30 per bottle
    Out of stock
  11. Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese, Hain
    Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese, Hain, Mosel 2022
    Riesling 8.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    A big and fruity Spätlese with wonderful ripe fruits, soft and juicy. Good acidity on the finish,...
    £19.50 per bottle
  12. Villa Wolf Pinot Gris, Ernst Loosen
    Villa Wolf Pinot Gris, Ernst Loosen, Pfalz 2022
    Pinot Grigio/Gris 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Pinot Gris has a very long tradition in the Pfalz region. In fact, it was here that the variety was...
    £14.40 per bottle
  13. Blauschiefer Riesling Trocken, Kerpen
    Blauschiefer Riesling Trocken, Kerpen, Mosel 2022
    Riesling 11.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Fresh, spicy and youthful this dry Riesling is grown on the blue slate that Mosel is so famed for....
    £13.90 per bottle
  14. Nackenheimer Rothenberg Spatlese, Gunderloch
    Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Spätlese, Gunderloch 2021
    Riesling 7.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Rich, creamy apricots give a delightfully full and luscious palate with gentle ginger spice to add...
    £32.00 per bottle
  15. Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett, Gunderloch
    Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett, Gunderloch 2021
    Riesling 10.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    A wonderfully elegant Riesling with gentle floral notes amongst fine citrus and apple notes, a hint...
    £19.95 per bottle
  16. Nackenheimer Rothenberg Auslese, Gunderloch
    Nackenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Auslese, Gunderloch 2021- Half
    Riesling 7.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Rich, creamy apricots give a delightfully full and luscious palate with gentle ginger spice to add...
    £29.95 per bottle
  17. Oberrotweil Henk Grau Spat Trock Salwey
    Henkenberg Grauburgunder, Grosses Gewächs, Baden, Salwey 2019
    Pinot Grigio/Gris 13.5% Vol
    Germany
    From the volcanic soil of the Kaiserstühl, this is a rich and powerful wine with great depth of...
    £35.50 per bottle
  18. Niesteiner Riesling Trocken Dry, Rheinhessen
    Niesteiner Riesling Trocken Dry, Rheinhessen 2022
    Riesling 12.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    This is a dry wine from vineyards around the famous Rhine valley of Nierstein. The red soil gives a...
    £10.70 per bottle
  19. Oberrotweil RS Spätburgunder, Baden, Salwey
    Oberrotweil RS Spätburgunder, Baden, Salwey 2019
    Pinot Noir 14.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Plum, dark cherry, smoke and a hint of pine, fine ripe...
    £25.00 per bottle
  20. Oberrotweiler Kirchberg PN  Salwey
    Kirchberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs, Baden, Salwey 2019
    Pinot Noir 13.5% Vol
    Germany
    Very intense and complete wine with rich, plummy fruit, big and dense with well-integrated oak,...
    £55.00 per bottle
  21. Piesporter Michelsberg, Moselland
    Piesporter Michelsberg, Moselland 2022
    Riesling 8.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    From the very well run co-operative at Bernkastel, this is a deliciously fruity wine that has a...
    £9.20 per bottle
  22. Nierstein Riesling Dry, Gunderloch
    Nierstein Riesling Dry Gunderloch 2021
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    A very, fine and elegant Riesling, with wonderful structure. Notes of peach, apple and citrus on...
    £26.00 per bottle
  23. Piesporter Goldtropfchen Kabinett
    Piesporter Goldtropfchen Kabinett, Hain, Mosel 2022
    Riesling 8.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Big, flavoursome Kabinett, soft and herby, fresh and open with ripe, elegant fruit. Good,...
    £14.95 per bottle
  24. Rothenberg GG, Gunderloch
    Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Gunderloch 2021
    Riesling 12.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Wonderfully aromatic, citrus fruit and spice, the palate is clean. fresh and very mineral with...
    £62.00 per bottle
  25. Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese, Dönnhoff
    Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese, Dönnhoff 2021
    Riesling 8.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Ripe pear and quince notes are entwined with generous white fruits with apricot at the fore. The...
    £44.00 per bottle
  26. Höllenpfad im Mühlberg, Grosses Gewächs,  Dönnhoff, Nah
    Höllenpfad im Mühlberg, Grosses Gewächs, Dönnhoff, Nahe 2021
    Riesling 13.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    White peaches jump out from the glass, whilst the palate is ripe with plenty of citric grip. The...
    £58.00 per bottle
  27. Doosberg Grosse Lage
    Doosberg Grosse Lage, Peter Jakob Kühn, Rheingau 2020 (organic)
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    From an exposed south-west facing slope, this site is dry and windswept which makes it perfect for...
    £53.00 per bottle
  28. Hallgartener Hendelberg Erste Lage, Peter Jakob Kühn
    Hallgartener Hendelberg Erste Lage, Peter Jakob Kühn, Rheingau 2020 (organic)
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Its fruit is bright and clear, yellow-fruited, with a grippy mineral structure as well as being...
    £33.00 per bottle
  29. Krötenpfuhl Grosses Gewächs, Dönnhoff
    Krötenpfuhl Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Dönnhoff, Nahe 2021
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    A rich yet extremely elegant Großes Gewächs, spicy with a finely chiselled minerality and fruit,...
    £46.00 per bottle
  30. Roxheimer Hollenpfad, Donnhoff
    Roxheimer Höllenpfad Riesling Trocken, Dönnhoff, Nahe 2021
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Sophisticated Riesling with notable fruit and spice aromas balanced by a precise and playful...
    £33.00 per bottle
  31. Hallgarten Klosterberg, Peter Jakob Kuhn
    Oestricher Klosterberg Erste Lage, Peter Jakob Kühn 2020 (organic)
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Wonderfully enticing aromas of white flowers, sweet limes, and a hint of orange zest. The palate is...
    £32.00 per bottle
  32. Oestricher Lenchen Spatlese
    Lenchen Riesling Spätlese, Peter Jakob Kühn, Rheingau 2021 (organic)
    Riesling 9.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Peter Kühn is one of the younger generation of winemakers in the Rheingau. This is a richly fruity...
    £34.00 per bottle
  33. Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett, Kuhn
    Lenchen Riesling Kabinett, Peter Jakob Kühn, Rheingau 2021 (organic)
    Riesling 10.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Kühn sprang to prominence in Germany in the early 1990s winning lots of awards. This off-dry style...
    £24.00 per bottle
  34. Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese XX, Kerpen
    Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese*, Kerpen, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 7.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Finely fragranced with notes of honey balancing ripe apple and stony peach. There are delicious...
    £23.50 per bottle
  35. Oestricher Lenchen Auslese, Kuhn - Half
    Oestricher Lenchen Riesling Auslese, P J Kühn, Rheingau 2021 - Half (organic)
    Riesling 7.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    This is a very rich wine with exotic fruit flavours, some botrytis and masses of concentrated...
    £45.00 per bottle
  36. Graacher Riesling Feinherb
    Graacher Riesling Feinherb, Willi Schaefer, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 11.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Schaefer is one of the Mosel's top producers, a quiet, serious man making wonderfully elegant wines...
    £21.50 per bottle
  37. Mulheimer Sonnenlay Kab
    Mülheimer Sonnenlay Riesling Kabinett Feinherb, Richter, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 9.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Fresh, delicate aroma of apple blossoms and a hint of citrus and slate. An animating, enjoyable and...
    £19.95 per bottle
  38. Estate Riesling Trocken
    Hochheimer Guts Riesling Trocken, Domdechant Werner, Rheingau 2020
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Lovely citrus fruit flavours with hints of angelica and good underlying...
    £18.40 per bottle
  39. Devon Schiefer
    Devon-Schiefer Riesling Trocken, Meulenhof, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 12.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Pure and delicate on the nose with pretty notes of peach sherbet, a little honey and a sense of...
    £15.20 per bottle
  40. Erdener Treppchen Spat Meulenhof
    Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spätlese, Meulenhof, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 8.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Stefan Justen's vineyards have increased recently due to his purchase of the neighbouring Ehlen...
    £18.50 per bottle
  41. Goldschild Trocken
    Goldschild Riesling Trocken, Moselland, Saar 2022
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Elegant and light with refreshingly racy lime acidity with juicy peach and apple fruit and a...
    £13.30 per bottle
  42. Quarzit Riesling Trocken, Peter Jakob Kühn
    Peter Jakob Kühn 'Quarzit', Oestrich Riesling Trocken, Rheingau 2021 (organic)
    Riesling 12.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    This is a soft, attractive open wine with juicy apricot fruit sourced across Kühn's 18 hectares of...
    £25.50 per bottle
  43. Goldschild Mudener Funkenberg Spt, Moselland
    Goldschild Riesling Spätlese, Müdener Funkenberg, Moselland 2022
    Riesling 7.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Fresh and crisp with lovely peach and pineapple fruit with a lovely juicy, racy character on the...
    £13.60 per bottle
  44. Nussriegel Riesling Trocken, Rings, Pfalz
    Ungsteiner Nussriegel Riesling Trocken, Rings, Pfalz 2021 (organic)
    Riesling 12.5% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Very intense, concentrated and compact. A reductive nose opens out with air to classic lime and...
    £37.00 per bottle
  45. Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett
    Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, Kerpen, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 8.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Martin Kerpen produces outstanding wines from his 6 hectares on steep slate soils. A fine mineral...
    £14.90 per bottle As low as £12.40
    • £12.40 2 or more
  46. Hochheimer Kabinett
    Hochheimer Riesling Kabinett, Domdechant Werner, Rheingau 2019
    Riesling 10.0% Vol
    Germany > Rhine
    Soft and easy wine with good creamy fruit, good freshness to give balance and excellent length....
    £22.00 per bottle
  47. Erdener Treppchen Kabinett
    Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett, Meulenhof, Mosel 2021
    Riesling 9.5% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Soft, creamy Kabinett with easy-going fruit from a wonderfully situated vineyard facing due south...
    £14.40 per bottle
  48. Moselland Kabinett
    Moselland Riesling Kabinett, Mosel 2022
    Riesling 8.0% Vol
    Germany > Mosel
    Delicate, floral, well-made Kabinett with peach, apple and pear fruit flavours and well balanced,...
    £9.90 per bottle

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