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German wine has transformed itself. Why haven’t buyers noticed?

German wine has transformed itself in recent years, and German wine producers have much smaller landholdings than Bordeaux châteaux. Despite this, German wines have improved immeasurably in the past two decades and are beautifully balanced, moving towards freshness and lightness.

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  • German wine has transformed itself in recent years, but buyers seem unaware of the fact.
  • German wine producers have much smaller landholdings than Bordeaux châteaux, and make a wide range of wines with varying degrees of ripeness.
  • Germany itself has fine wine auctions each September where German wines are offered.
  • German wines have improved immeasurably in the past two decades, major beneficiaries of the warming climate.
  • German wines are beautifully balanced and have moved towards freshness and lightness.
German wine has transformed itself. Why haven’t buyers noticed?
Its vineyards are major beneficiaries of the warmer climate, resulting in fully ripe grapes without searing acidity
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