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'It is such wines that Germany is able to send us today. They are not the product of primitive farms, and they are not the product of factories. They are wines made with care, with intelligence, and with love' - Frank Schoonmaker 1956
About the Tasting Notes and Winemakers
A brief guide to words, phrases and abbreviations commonly used on German Winemaker's websites.
Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer
Joh. Jos. Christoffel - member: VDP
Clüsserath-Eifel - member: Bernkasteler-Ring
Karl Erbes - updated April 2010
Albert Gessinger - member: Bernkasteler-Ring - updated October 2009
Karthäuserhof - member: VDP - updated October 2009
Kees-Kieren - member: Bernkasteler-Ring
Markus Molitor - member: Bernkasteler-Ring
Bert Simon (Weingut Herrenberg) - former member: VDP
St. Nikolaus Hospital - member: Bernkasteler-Ring
Vereinigte Hospitien - member: VDP
Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken - member: VDP
Rheingau
Staatsweingüter - member: VDP
And here's some links to the websites of other wine-makers that I know send wine to Britain, but whose wines I haven't tasted in recent years.
Reinhold Haart (Piesport, Mosel) - member: VDP
Kruger-Rumpf (Nahe) - member: VDP
You can also find many more winemaker's websites from the Bernkasteler Ring and VDP websites.