The prestigious WINE100 Competition in China has announced details of the 2021 winners and, German wines have scooped three of the top spots marking a first for the event! VDP Ahr member Weingut Burggarten won not one, but two awards with its 2018 Spätburgunder “Walporzheimer Kräuterberg”: “Best Red of the Year” & “Best Wine of […]

Wine Spectator has announced its 2021 Grand Award-winning restaurants with extraordinary wine programs. Le Bernardin in New York, Brennan’s in New Orleans, and Single Thread Farms in California’s Sonoma County are this year’s winners bringing the grand total around the world to 97. Congratulations from Wunderwein to the winners!

Many wine lovers are big Burgundy fans, but the price tags from this iconic area can veer toward the stratospheric side! Thankfully, there’s plenty of excellent-quality and great-value Pinot Noir from further afield with German wine regions making their mark on the palates of this grape’s fans. In fact, Baden’s VDP Bernhard Huber has beat […]

From bratwurst to potato dumplings, cabbage and asparagus dishes to an array of cheeses, gingerbread to sweetbreads, Franken has its own unique cuisine to go with its wine. If you’re looking for ideas for food pairings, you’ve come to the right place!

Meininger’s Wine Business International has announced details of the best Rieslings of 2021 with winners across 8 categories hailing from Franken, Pfalz, Württemberg, Mittelrhein, Mosel, and Nahe. Outside Germany,  Rieslings from Austria, Australia and the Czech Republic made a splash. A judging panel tasted more than 2,400 Rieslings from around the globe. Is your favorite […]

We love what’s in each bottle (especially if it has VDP on its cap!) but what about what’s on the label? Understanding the information on a wine label can sometimes be like trying to decipher code or a dead language! The fact is though, that once you know what you’re looking for, it’s very simple […]

The 3rd annual Sommeliers Choice Awards have released their results and we’re delighted to announce that our house production “Wünder” won a silver medal! Judges described our 2015 German Pinot Noir as being full of “red berry flavors” and “notes of mushrooms” with “fruit and spice in harmony”. The awards are judged in five categories: […]

We’re delighted to help kickstart your summer with an amazing deal on some of our top rosé! Our 90pt Villa Wolf Pinot Noir Pfalz Rosé 2019 from VDP winemaker Ernst Loosen boasts bright berry and floral notes in a slightly off-dry palate with a hint of spritz. Hailing from the warmest winemaking region known as […]

You know a Franken wine from a mile off because of the distinct shape of its bottle: the bocksbeutel. Pot-bellied, flat, and with a short neck, the bocksbeutel dates back to the 17th century when it was used as a book bag or water bottle in the fields. Its practical shape caught on and is […]

Famous for the ancient variety Silvaner, which boasts concentrated fruit and earthy qualities and is produced in sweet and dry styles, Franken is an iconic wine region located along the Main. Soils are rich and varied owing to unique geology, the landscape is impressive, and even its bottles are one-off! Indeed, this is the land […]