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18.06.2026 08:02:54 / wineparty

Honoured and despised: the Supertuscan icon Tignanello. Four old bottles. And a verdict

(Claude Auguste / animated pic: runwayml) When Piero Antinori (even more so his brother Ludwig) and the still largely unknown oenologist Giacomo Tachis decided in the early 1970s to ignore Chianti's rigid rules, it was more than a technical-philosophical decision. At that time, the regulations still required white grapes in Chianti. Antinori did without them, uncompromisingly opting for Read the full article…

16.06.2026 10:47:35 / wineparty

De-alcoholising? Wine? How does that work? And what is important now? The iPhone interview

(Manfred Klimek / animated pic: runwayml) Lukas Herrmann contacted me. He is an expert in wine de-alcoholisation. And in 16 minutes he explains very precisely what it is about. And what else is coming in terms of aroma extraction in de-alcoholised wine. Listen! And I guarantee: the presenter hardly gets a word in edgeways. Very good. https://wineparty.wine/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Alkoholfreier-Wein.m4a
Auf Schwimmen zwei Weine. Altes Adige? Keineswegs. Ein Kurzbesuch

15.06.2026 08:36:28 / wineparty

Two wines swimming. Old Adige? Not at all. A brief visit

(Gerhard Retter / Editorial / Photo: Manfred Klimek) South Tyrol is small. At least on the map. Just under 5,800 hectares of vineyards between the Alps, Dolomites, apple orchards, steep slopes and terraces. A wine region that can be described in a few figures – and yet eludes every simple description. For South Tyrol is not a wine-growing region that can be understood through hectares, litres or grape varieties. Read the full article…

12.06.2026 09:19:44 / wineparty

A word from us – what we want to say after almost two years

(Editorial) Two years of Wineparty. Two years of journalistic responsibility against the uniformity that has long afflicted large parts of today's wine journalism. Two years of texts without regard for PR speak, points diplomacy or that sterile good behaviour which is now spreading through the world of pleasure as it is in all areas of society. Going into hiding and simply not wanting to offend anyone. We want to Read the full article…

08.06.2026 10:19:33 / wineparty

Choose Your Fighter: The Prince of Muscat

(Gerhard Ziegler / animated pic: runwayml) A telephone call with Georgia, once again: My counterpart Saba Kitiashvili is sitting somewhere between the end of the working day and the Georgian wine mission. He does not speak in grand slogans, but very concretely: about his studies, research, grape varieties, his own small vineyard and a wine that can now also be found through 8000 Vintages in Berlin. Kitiashvili Read the full article…

05.06.2026 09:13:44 / wineparty

Low & No: The surprising innovative power in winegrowing

(Manfred Klimek / Editorial / animated pic: runwayml) Anyone who claims today that German or Austrian society is ossified receives a contradiction from winegrowing of all things. Not from start-ups, not from universities, not from ministries. But from cultural farmers, the cultural farming community of winegrowers, who extend the word culture to include innovation. This week I began a larger investigation into Read the full article…

04.06.2026 07:52:56 / wineparty

Trimbach, impossible to trim: Five wines from the Alsace legend revisited

(Manfred Klimek / Claude Auguste – wines / animated pic: runwayml) The history of Alsace begins with a misunderstanding. Or more precisely: with many misunderstandings. For centuries, Germans and French fought over this narrow strip between the Vosges and the Rhine. At times it was German, at times French, then German again and finally French again. Anyone walking through Ribeauvillé today, Read the full article…
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