Germany

German Wine

Germany is Riesling's home, and the country's best wines come from steep river valleys too cool for almost anything else — the Mosel, the Rheingau, the Nahe, the Pfalz and Rheinhessen.

Reading the label

German labels state ripeness at harvest, not sweetness in the bottle, and this is where most buyers go wrong. Kabinett is the lightest picking, then Spätlese, then Auslese, then the rare Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein. Any of them can be dry: the word that decides it is Trocken. So Spätlese Trocken is a dry wine from a ripe picking, while Spätlese alone is off-dry. Separately, GG (Grosses Gewächs) marks a dry wine from a top single vineyard.

What to expect

Riesling is low in alcohol — 8–12% is normal — high in acid, and among the longest-lived white wines made anywhere. Off-dry German Riesling is also one of the very few wines that genuinely handles chilli and Sichuan heat, where the residual sugar does the work that a dry white cannot. Germany also makes serious Pinot Noir, labelled Spätburgunder.

Serving

Dry Riesling 10–12°C, off-dry and sweet 8–10°C, Spätburgunder 14–16°C.

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Steffen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese 2018 (1x37.5cl)

HK$238.00

HK$238.00 ~~HK$298.00~~

The family is the centre point. This has been the maxim of the Steffen family...

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Monkey 47 Dry Gin (1x50cl)

HK$438.00

HK$438.00 ~~HK$611.00~~

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Steffen Trittenheimer Altarchen Riesling Spatlese Trocken Reserve 2022 (1x75cl)

HK$218.00

HK$218.00 ~~HK$298.00~~

The 2022 Steffen Trittenheimer Altarchen Riesling Spätlese Trocken Reserve exemplifies the profound potential of dry...

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(Mulled Wine) Gebruder Steffen Willy's Dornfelder Gluhwein (1x75cl)

HK$168.00

HK$168.00 ~~HK$198.00~~

The family is the centre point. This has been the maxim of the Steffen family...

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Steffen Spatburgunder Rose 2019 (1x75cl)

HK$98.00

HK$98.00 ~~HK$198.00~~

The 2019 Steffen Spätburgunder Rosé offers a compelling insight into the nuanced expression of Pinot...

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Monkey 47 Sloe Gin (1x50cl)

HK$568.00

HK$568.00 ~~HK$598.00~~

This masterfully handcrafted and unfiltered sloe gin is unique in its complexity while accentuating great...

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Schmitt Sohne Rheinhessen Beerenauslese 2015 (1x50cl)

HK$173.00

HK$173.00 ~~HK$208.00~~

The 2015 Schmitt Sohne Beerenauslese hails from Rheinhessen, Germany's largest wine region, renowned for its...

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The Jagermeister Herbal Liqueur (1x100cl)

HK$181.00

HK$181.00 ~~HK$278.00~~

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