Paperback: 400 pages Amazon Review
Records of German wine shipments date back to the early 13th
century. The author addresses the strange and complex
question of why German wines, as rich in history and renown
as any in the world, are looked down upon by a large
proportion of the wine-loving public. He details the top wines
and producers and discovers how they will never lack for a
market, but also how that only accentuates the gulf between the
best and worst of Germany's wines. He also covers the great
history of Germany's wines from the Emperor Charlemagne,
who actively encouraged the planting of vines, to the medieval
churches that acquired and expanded large wine estates, some
of which survive to this day. The book also contains
information about top vineyard sites, the range of grape
varieties, lesser-known wine styles, controversial German wine
laws and issues such as vineyard classification.