Annette Schiller, ombiasy WineTours, and I attended a portfolio tasting of Veritable Wines & Estates (USA) at wineLAIR DC yesterday, with Julia Wolf, Hattenheim, Export Manager, and Jesse Becker, Chicago, US Representative.
The 10 producers that Julia and Jesse presented were a most interesting mix of well-established VDP producer and lesser known and upcoming "new kid on the block" producers of red and white, still and sparkling, dry and fruity-sweet wines.
Veritable Wines & Estates (USA) is a brand-new importer of German wines. In fact, this was the very first wine event of Veritable Wines & Estates in the US.
Julia Wolf: Veritable Wines & Estates is a specialized export agency for German
wines. Among our partners you will find a selection of top,
family-operated wines estates from all major German wine regions.
Jesse Becker: Veritable Wines & Estates provides importers and merchants abroad
the opportunity to access a multitude of outstanding German Wines &
Estates from a single source. Our mission is to create the optimal link
between producers and international distribution, providing our
customers innovative solutions tailored to their specific needs and
world markets. We operate with passion and flexibility in America, Asia,
Europe and Oceania representing our favorite wines and brands from the
most charming German wine-growing regions.
Veritable Wines and Estates is owned by Christian Ress (and partners), the fifth-generation owner of Weingut Balthasar Ress, Hattenheim, a German elite estate. Julia Wolf, Veritable Wines & Estates, Export Manager, based in Hattenheim, is the "CEO" of Veritable Wines & Estates (USA). Jesse Becker, based in Chicago, is the US representative of Veritable Wines & Estates. Jesse Becker is a certified Master Sommelier. He is also one of the about 20 new (class of 2023) "German Wine Professional"
(a 2-year course organized by the German
Wine Institute in Mainz/ Germany).
The Wines
The following wines were poured.
Ress Family, Rheinhessen
RESS Riesling trocken 2022
RESS Pinot Noir Rose 2022
RESS Weissburgunder trocken 2022
WHITE RABBIT RIesling 2021
Weingut Balthasar Ress, VDP, Rheingau
Balthasar Ress Riesling PetNat 2022
Balthasar Ress Riesling Von Unserm 2022
Balthasar Ress Riesling Oestricher Dooseberg Kabinett 2022
Balthasar Ress Pinot Noir Rheingau 2022
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Picture: Christian Schiller with Christian Ress in Berlin in 2010. See: Germany's Grosses Gewaechs Wines -
Premiere 2010 in Berlin
Weingut Burg Ravensberg, VDP, Baden
Burg Ravensburg Lerchenberg Blaufrankisch 2020
Burg Ravensburg Riesling Sulzfeld 2022
Weingut Heitlinger, VDP, Baden
Heitlinger Pinot Gris 2022
Heitlinger Eichelberg GG Pinot Blanc 2019
Heitlinger Pinot Meunier Reserve 2017
Weingut Gröhl, Rheinhessen
Grohl Riesling Roter Hang 2022
Grohl Spatburgunder 2021
Weingut Korrell, Nahe
Korrell Riesling trocken Nahe 2022
Korrell Riesling Von den Ersten Lagen Nahe 2022
Weingut Schwedhelm, Pfalz
Schwedhelm Scheurebe 2022
Schwedhelm Riesling Schwarzer Herrgott 2021
Weingut Von Othegraven, VDP, Mosel
Von Othegraven Riesling Kabinett Feinherb 2022
Von Othegraven Riesling Kupp Kabinett 2021
Strauch Sekt, Rheinhessen
Strauch Brut Rose NV
Strauch Vieilles Vignes Riesling Brut
Weingut Thoerle, Rheinhessen
Thoerle Silvaner Saulheim 2022
Thoerle Riesling Schlossberg Kabunett 2022
Thoerle Spätburgunder 2020
Pouring German Wines of Veritable Wines & Estates at the Forthcoming American Wine Society National Convention 2023 in St. Louis, Missouri
Annette and I will pour 6 wines of the Veritable Wines & Estates (USA) portfolio at the "Showcase of Wine" event of the American Wines Society National Convention 2023 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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