Fair Wine

When I acquired a small vineyard on the Ruwer/Mosel in 2009 as a result of a longer and more intensive stay at our “Ruwertaler Frühling”, the vineyard festival of the Ruwer Valley, climate change was known in principle, but basically still a marginal topic. At the time, the Ruwer was “suffering” from the renaming of … Read more

In a well-known Italian day bar in Munich, I look at the blackboard with the open wines and am amazed: the term “BIO” or “BIODYN” is repeatedly placed in front of individual wines. A glance at the wine list confirms that almost a third of all wines are certified. I ask the boss why BIO … Read more

The world of wine is undergoing a profound change, which is not only characterized by taste, but also by social and economic influences. Recently I bought and evaluated wines from 9 supermarkets between 4.99 and 14.99 EUR for VINUM. Here is a little pre-Christmas summary! The proportion of organic wines is increasing significantly in all … Read more

The tasting for the 1st FairWineAward took place on 25.02.2023 in Landau i.d. Pfalz, in the “Alter Kaufhaus”.