Valckenberg

The News from Valckenberg

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Latest Fine Wine Review and Wine Enthusiast Ratings (04.06.2008 / Ilse Osswald) Ratings_Fine Wine Rev_Wine Enthusiast.pdf (33 kB)

View here the latest excellent ratings of the Fine Wine Review and the Wine Enthusiast.

Wine Spectator releases new ratings (18.03.2008 / Ilse Osswald) Ratings April 30, 08 Wine Spectator.pdf (39 kB)

Johannishof and JJ Prüm are among the TOP WINES category, Schloss Wallhausen's Two Princes is one of the four TOP VALUE QbA's of the 2006 vintage!

VALCKENBERG Newsletter 1/2008 (14.03.2008 / Ilse Osswald) News 1-2008.pdf (113 kB)

We proudly present our first Valckenberg Newsletter. There are more to come on a regularly basis. Enjoy reading it!

EXCELLENT NEW RATINGS (13.03.2008 / Ilse Osswald) Ratings - vintage 2006.pdf (83 kB)

Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator just released their latest ratings with excellent results for quite a number of estates represented by Valckenberg.

Newest 2006 vintage Ratings (18.01.2008 / Ilse Osswald) Ratings - vintage 2006.pdf (83 kB)

Here they are,- the newest ratings for the 2006 vintage from the Wine & Spirits Magazine, the Wine Enthusiast and Stephen Tanzer.

Harvest Report Vintage 2007 (06.12.2007 / Ilse Osswald) harvest report vintage 2007.pdf (65 kB)

Please view the harvest information on the new vintage 2007

VINTNER OF THE YEAR 2007: Bernhard Huber (15.11.2007 / Ilse Osswald)

Great News for the Huber Estate in Baden: Gault Millau has appointed Bernhard Huber as VINTNER OF THE YEAR 2007. Karl-Heinz Rebitzer of Castell / Franken has been appointed ESTATE MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2007

Salm, Schubert and J.J. Prüm - TOP 100 wineries 2007 (30.10.2007 / Ilse Osswald) Top 100 wineries 2007.pdf (581 kB)

The Top 100 issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine was just released. Prinz Salm, Dr. von Schubert and J.J. Prüm are named among those TOP 100 wineries of 2007. CONGRATULATIONS! see details

2006 vintage Decanter rating (18.06.2007 / Ilse Osswald)

Decanter has recently awarded COMMENDED to Valckenbergs 2006 Estate Riesling Kabinett

The quality levels of German Wines (24.05.2007 / Nicole Roth) Quality Levels mit pics.pdf (99 kB)

Have you always wondered what the words QbA, Prädikat, Kabinett and Spätlese mean? Here you find all information you need to know how the system of German wine works...

Excellent new ratings (29.03.2007 / Ilse Osswald) New Ratings Fine Wine Review_Wine Spectator.pdf (38 kB)

The Fine Wine Review and Wine Spectator have released their latest ratings for vintage 2005. See details.

HOT NEWS (08.03.2007 / Ilse Osswald) Ratings - 2005 Robert Parker.pdf (57 kB)

- new excellent Robert Parker ratings for JJ Prüm, Schubert and Kesselstatt

Wonderful! - the newest Wine Spectator ratings (27.02.2007 / Ilse Osswald) newest ratings 3-2007.pdf (77 kB)

two 90 points ratings for Johannishof and Bassermann-Jordan and a fantastic Wine Spectator Advance rating for J.J. Prüm. See details.

New Ratings from Wine Spectator Online (22.01.2007 / Ilse Osswald) RATINGS - W Spectator Online Jan 07.pdf (39 kB)

See the newest ratings for Schloss Saarstein, Kesselstatt, Thanisch and Schloss Johannisberg

Excellent Ratings for Grans-Fassian Wines (22.01.2007 / Ilse Osswald) RATINGS - Grans-Fassian Vintage 2005.pdf (45 kB)

See the latest ratings for Grans-Fassian from Robert Parker, Wine Spectator Online and The Wine Enthusiast.

New J.J. Prüm and Kesselstatt ratings - definitely hot wines (08.12.2006 / Ilse Osswald) RATINGS - HOT WINES - Wine Spectator Insider_Advance.pdf (370 kB)

See the Wine Spectator Insider and Wine Spectator Advance for great ratings!!

Fabulous Ratings from Wine & Spirits Magazine (22.11.2006 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel)

Please follow above link and search our category "Represented Estates - news and wine selection" for the latest Ratings!!!

VINTAGE 2006 – A GREAT CHALLENGE: (22.11.2006 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel) VDP Vintage 2006 report.pdf (62 kB)

Survey of VDP – The Prädikat Wine Estates: Extremely small Quantity but extremely good! Painstaking selections yields top qual-ity wines...find the entire text in attached PDF.

New Ratings - Joh. Jos. Prüm (06.11.2006 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel)

Please search our category "Represented Estates - news and wine selection" for the latest Ratings, e.g. - Joh. Jos. Prüm rated by Claude Kolm

New Ratings - Schloss Saarstein (06.11.2006 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel)

Please search our category "Represented Estates - news and wine selection" for the latest Ratings, e.g. - Schloss Saarstein rated by Robert Parker

wine profiles of vintage 2005 (26.10.2006 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel)

The wine profiles of vintage 2005 are available now. Please go to "VALCKENBERG BRANDS"->"wine selection" and "REPRESENTED ESTATES"->"wine selection"

Falcon Hill Dry Riesling ~ Valckenberg Introduces New Product (27.07.2006 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel) falconhill bot.jpg (653 kB)

Valckenberg, a leading exporter of German estate wines worldwide, announces the debut of their Falcon Hill Dry Riesling in the United States. -> more

Vintage 2005 in Germany -- Spring 2005 started with a normal bud break. (27.07.2006 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel) Harvest Report 2005.pdf (287 kB)

No frost this year! But cool nights during the flowering season caused quite a few of the caps to fall off... Read the complete Report for Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe, Rheingau and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer in attached PDF-file!

Harvest 2005 (19.10.2005 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel) traubenlese2.jpg (524 kB)

Harvest started in our Wormser Liebfrauenkirche vineyards on September 27th, which was one week earlier than last year. This is due to the fantastic growing conditions of the past month. -> more

Bronze medal for Valckenberg Estate Dry Riesling! (11.10.2005 / Ilona Lott-Hähnel) decanter nov 2005.jpg (668 kB)

Decanter World Wine Awards 2005 "under 10 ₤" rated our VALCKENBERG ESTATE DRY RIESLING 2004 with a bronze medal. From 23 tasted wines only 9 wines have been rated. Our wine reached the 3rd best rating …read more in attached file