Karthäuserhof’s Riesling Schieferkristall Trocken 2021 is a dry Riesling from the estate’s historic monopole vineyard
Rocche dell'Annunziata) and ages the wine in large Slavonian botti
Drink this with grilled lamb or anything from the smoker—it's built for food and conviviality
in the mountains of Humboldt County far above where anyone sensible plants vines
marked by cooler conditions and smaller yields
Catherine & Pierre Breton, Bourgueil Trinch!, 2024 OREGON Karthäuserhof’s Riesling Schieferkristall Trocken 2021Trinch is a word borrowed from Rabelais meaning 'drink,' and that tells you everything about its intent: this is the Bretons' joyful, gulpable Cabernet Franc, made for drinking now rather than cellaring. Catherine and Pierre Breton are icons of natural Loire winemaking, certified organic since 1991 and biodynamic since 1994, and Trinch comes from younger vines on the clay limestone soils of Bourgueil. It's fermented with native yeasts, vinified