Picture: Martine Faye, Africa Gourmet, Stephan Röken, Ambassador of Germany in Dakar, Christian Schiller and Annette Schiller. See: Pouring Premium German Wines at Africa Gourmet in Dakar/ Senegal, with Annette and Christian Schiller, West Africa/ Germany
The German State Department recently drew up a new list of German wines that the 226 diplomatic missions should serve on official occasions.
Wine Critic Stephan Reinhardt, who covers Germany for Robert Parker, tested the 19 recommendations.
The list was prepared by a jury of high-ranking employees of the Federal Foreign Office. After an invitation to tender, 305 wines were pre-selected for the 2023 range, and 61 made it into the final. After a blind tasting, 19 made it onto the order list for embassies and consulates.
The prices for the wines, ex-winery, range from Euro 6.75 to Euro 23.
Red Wine
2019 Weingut Brüssel Bechtheimer Spätburgunder trocken Rheinhessen
Euro 9.50 - Fully satisfactory
Euro 9.50 - Very good
2021 Weingut Josef Schönleber Winkeler Jesuitengarten Riesling Kabinett trocken Rheingau
Euro 6.75 - Good
2021 Weinhaus Zöller Gewürztraminer Spätlese Pfalz
Euro 7.60 - Not bad
2021 Weingut Margarethenhof Saar Riesling trocken
Euro 9.50 - Still good
2021 Weingut Wilker Sauvignon Blanc trocken Pleisweiler-Oberhofen
Euro 9.90 - Average
2021 Weingut Hugo Brennfleck Silvaner trocken Alte Reben Sulzfelder Sonnenberg Franken
Euro 13 - Outstanding
2021 Weingut Korrell Kreuznach Riesling trocken Nahe
Euro 15 - Puristic, but very good
2021 Weingut Albert GessingerZeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Alte Reben Caldo Infernale Mosel
Euro 18.50 - Bearable
2020 Weingut Klumpp Kirchberg Weißburgunder Baden
Euro 23 - Quite excellent
Euro 9.90 - Very Good
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