Wine maker's dinner: Domaine Weinbach

I like Weinbach more than you seem to, but pricing keeps it out of my cellar. But they sell enough I doubt they need to sell ex-cellar, very popular.

Hello Dale I think the wines presented at this dinner were too young. Particularly the Rieslings. And no doubt you, and Michael, are right - this is one of the greatest producers in Alsace, lots of people agree to that. I have the same problem with Trimbach, if a problem it is. Saves me money, of course. Cheers Nils

That I never encountered price list on top producers' homepages.

But thank you for pointing out that Chapoutier, Hugel, Deiss and SHL do have price lists. Didn't know that. Also don't know whether Faller sells ex-cellars to private customers.

M.

Right you are.

Then, otoh, I live in a country where many producers, especially from 2nd or 3rd rank, do deliver wine free of charge to Vienna.

Btw, when do you plan to come to Vienna to share a bottle or two?

M.

Sorry, I was unclear - Deiss did not have a price list, but their web site is very beautiful.

Cheers

Nils

Love to, but, not in the foreseeable future! The idea is tempting though ... you are not, perchance, heading in the direction of Sweden?

Cheers

Nils

Maybe for the grape harvest... :-)

The principle in France is that the vigneron sells his wine to the public at the same price that his wine merchants would, in order not to undercut his closest partners. Outside of Bordeaux and Burgundy areas, winemakers, especially the kind we tend to like, DO sell a fairly significant share of their wines direct.

Very well put, Ian, especially the second part of the sentence.

M.