Rheinhessen
1000 hills within a river‘s bend!
Wine: delicately fragrant, mild, soft, medium-bodied.
001 Huxelrebe Beerenauslese, 2002 $40.00 Weingut Köster~Wolf (half bottle)
002 Riesling DRY, 2017 $35.00 Dr.Hans von Müller
005 Ortega Trockenbeeren Auslese, 2003 $45.00 Weingut Ernst Bretz (half bottle)
007 Rieslaner Beerenauslese, 2006 $60.00
Bechtheimer Geyersberg, Johann Geil (half bottle)
Pfalz
Voluptuous pleasures!
Wine: aromatic, mild, round and full-bodied, expressive.
016 Rieslaner Spätlese, 2006 $55.00 Dürkheimer Nonnengarten, Weingut Darting
Rheingau
A tradition of quality!
Wine: richly fragrant, racy, piquant, elegantly fruity, and delicate.
025 Riesling Kabinett, 2007 $50.00 Wickerer Mönchsgewann, Flick
028 Riesling, 2012 $45.00 Schloss Reinhartshausen, Eltville - Erbach
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Legacy of the Romans!
Wine: richly fragrant, racy, piquant, elegantly fruity and delicate
032 Riesling Kabinett, 2016 $35.00 Dr.Hans von Müller
033 Haus am Markt Riesling, 2013 $40.00 Piesporter Michelsberg, Römerhof Weinkellerei
034 Riesling Spätlese 2016 $35.00* Dr.Hans von Müller
035 Zeller Schwarze Katz, Riesling, 2014 $25.00 Qualitätswein, Leonard Kreusch
049 Spätlese, 2008 $80.00 Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Reinhold Haart
Baden
Kissed by the sun!
Wine: fresh, fragrant, spicy, aromatic, full-bodied
058 Monkey Mountain, dry, 2017 $35.00 Riesling - Pinot Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc
059 Affentaler Riesling, 2017 $40.00* in the famous "Monkey Bottle“
* available by the glass
Nahe
Jewel of the Southwest!
Wine: strikingly fruity, hearty, powerful, distinctive earthy finish
062 Auslese, 2014 $45.00 Prädikatswein, Schlink Haus
Mittelrhein
The romantic Rhine!
Wine: fresh, fragrant, pithy, marked fruity acidity (sometimes austere)
066 Riesling Kabinett, 2006 $60.00 Bacharacher Hahn, Weingut Toni Jost
Franken
Home of the famous “Bocksbeutel“!
Wine: vigorous, earthy, robust, dry, often full-bodied
071 Silvaner trocken, 2014 $45.00 Staatlicher Hofkeller, Würzburg
Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved.
Medieval German saying
Austrian White Wines
101 Eiswein, 2004 $65.00 Premium Grüner Veltliner, Nittnaus, Burgenland (half bottle)
102 Grüner Veltliner - Rosenprinzessin, 2017 $45.00
Niederösterreich, W. Baumgartner
103 Aichenberg, Grüner Veltliner, 2017 $40.00*
Premium, Niederösterreich
104 Grüner Veltliner, 2017 $45.00 Lenz Moser, Niederösterreich (1l bottle)
105 TÜRK - Grüner Veltliner, 2014 $45.00 Kremstal, Kremser Weinberge
Austrian Rosé Wine
108 Fête Rosé, dry, 2017 $35.00 Niederösterreich, Lenz Moser
Austrian Red Wine
109 Zweigelt - Rosenprinzessin, dry, 2017 $45.00* Niederösterreich, W. Baumgartner
* available by the glass
Bulgarian Red Wine
115 Dornfelder, 2015 $40.00*
German grape grown in Borovitza
Bulgarian White Wine
116 Scheurebe, dry, 2016 $40.00*
LINE, German grape grown in Borovitza
“Sekt“ is Germany’s sparkling wine
It derives from the Spanish vino seco, meaning dry wine, and entered the German language as seck via England (where it was called “sack”) during the 17th century. Purely by chance did it come to mean sparkling wine.
096 Henkell trocken $40.00* from Wiesbaden in the Rheingau region
* available by the glass
German Rosé Wine
In Germany, several regions are noted for their distinct style of rosé (German Rosewein or Roseewein). Several terms are used to denote these different styles depending on how the wine was made,
from what grapes and in what region.
054 Affentaler Spätburgunder Rosé, 2017 $40.00* In the famous “Monkey Bottle”, Baden
German Red Wines
German red wines are refreshing, often light, and show more of a fruity than tannic acidity. They are a specialty, usually consumed where they are grown and little is exported. Very pleasant, easy going wines.
052 Affentaler Spätburgunder, 2015 $40.00* In the famous “Monkey Bottle”, Baden
053 Hex von Dasenstein Spätburgunder, 2015 $45.00 The Witchy Pinot Noir, Baden
055 Dornfelder, sweet, 2015 $35.00 Platinum, Peter Mertes, Rheinhessen
056 Hex von Dasenstein, 2012 $35.00* “Sweet Witch”, Baden
158 Gaudenz, Cuvée-trocken, 2012 $50.00 Knipser, Pfalz
* available by the glass
Old Europe's Private Reserve Wines
089 Guntersblumer Autental, 1971 $300.00 Christian Schmidt Erbe, Silvaner Auslese
090 Guntersblumer Eiserne Hand, 1981 $145.00 Schlossgut Schmidt, Auslese
091 Bernkasteler Doktor, 1997 $225.00 Geheimrat Wegeler, Riesling Auslese
092 Serriger Würtzberg, 1989 $125.00 Weingut Herrenberg - Bert Simon, Riesling Auslese
It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend; one's present or future thirst; the excellence of the wine; or any other reason.
Latin saying