I was stationed in Bad Kreuznach back in the day (1990-91) and have many fond memories of delicious…read moreGermany white wine. Schlink Haus wines, in particular their Riesling Spatlese Nahe Pradikatswein, faithfully delivers this superior product today in the United States. The tart, crisp apple flavor is present in abundance, denoting the best in German quality at a very reasonable price. Whether you're looking to revisit old-world excellence or discover a new top-quality white wine, Schlink Haus will not disappoint.

Probably my favorite wine tasting experience in Germany to date…read more The gentleman who owns this venture is truly a craftsman and runs it out of his home. We arrived on a random Saturday looking for a wine tasting and met his partner who called him up from an errand he had been on. He promptly returned, welcomed us into his home, and sampled wine with us for about an hour. It was great to sit around a large table and talk about everything from where we are from to culture shocks and politics. We sampled many wines and then decided to purchase a case or so. We were then offered a little tour of the wine making facilities. 100% recommend this place! The wine is fabulous and the atmosphere is quaint. His partner also does family photography so if you're in the market check it out!

We came here for a spontaneous wine tasting (no reservations) and sat down with the owner himself…read more(who spoke fine English) to try a variety of wines. Not surprisingly at all, most were to our liking, and we drove away (the next day mind you) with many bottles of liquid happiness. I was especially happy to find a nice Morio Muskat, as that grape has been increasingly difficult to find, but also the Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese will be fun to open in a somewhat distant future. This is one of the wineries you should put on your itinerary when visiting Bretzenheim and its surroundings in Nahe.

Visited many years ago with a group of people and had an exceptional experience. Visiting the…read morecellar, tasting the wine, exploring the vineyard, was a bucket-list level experience. Even now, I remember fondly the tastes of my favorite wines.

We had a wonderful experience here yesterday. It's very cute and cool in here (very meaningful on a…read morehot day). Tim, the tasting room guide, walked us through what they had available for wine, and what we could taste. There's no charge for tastings - they are trying to help you find the right wine/fit - and you can purchase bottles from there. If debating at all what to try - the sparkling Riesling was one of our favorites - and totally unique. Well worth the stop - we left with several wines - highly recommend.

On this wine-growing estate I am discovered with the visit of the winegrower celebration in…read moreNierstein, because I was with friends on the way, those, contrary to the general trend, lovely sweet wine. On recommendation several more native we are then to the crying and. As the friends said: Divine droplets and in addition still so clean wine that, despite plentiful benefit, no thick head was to be felt on the next morning. Who would like to thus enjoy gladly times a traditional lovely wine, that is here exactly correct. In addition, that, which likes it rather somewhat more dryly, will find also something here. Well Prost!

My wife and I stopped here for some wine tasting on a sunny afternoon. We found parking along the…read moremain street near the shop and buzzed ourselves in. The man inside sat us down at the table right in the entrance and asked what sorts of Reislings we would like. We said mainly semi-sweet to sweeter flavors, and so the then created a flight of 5 different samples, including a couple of grand crus. He showed us pictures and locations of the vineyards where the grapes for each bottle were grown, and walked us through the various characteristics that one gets from each of the different wines based on the elements in the terroir. Each of our flights was 10 Euro, and we also took a bottle with us to go. If you like Reislings, this is a great place to come taste a large variety of options for a reasonable price. It was a little warm in the tasting room, and got a little awkward at times, but all in all it was fun and we enjoyed the experience.

Years ago when my husband and I were first dating, we were at District Wine Bar in SF and I ordered…read morea glass of Baumann Riesling. That $18 glass pretty much changed my life and I've scoured the online wine auction community ever since, occasionally snagging a bottle here and there, but not having much luck. This past summer, my husband and I had to be in England for his brother's wedding. Since we never officially took an actual honeymoon, we figured we'd jet off to Germany for a week afterward on our first "real" vacation together. In all honesty, the existence of Baumann was a prime factor in that decision. So one sunny Wednesday, we jammed ourselves into our little rental SLK (ha ha, "mietwagen") and drove from our pad in Frankfurt down to Albig, finally arriving at my mecca. Good thing we got a late start, because we arrived exactly at opening time. But nobody seemed to be there....I guess picking a Wednesday for a wine tasting in the German back-country is a bit of a planning mistake. I may or may not have panicked a little bit. But Herr Baumann had noticed us pull in, so he came out to greet us. Unfortunately, my husband's German is pretty awful (he thought he'd have retained more from high school but NOPE). My shitty Italian was no help. And Herr Baumann doesn't speak a word of English. So it was a bit challenging to say the least! We were able to establish that we were interested in wine tasting however, so he escorted us into the tasting room and grabbed a couple bottles from the wine fridge. My husband made a valiant attempt to explain our mission, and Herr Baumann did an impressive job of working with it. Unfortunately it doesn't seem that they keep a library of older wines on hand (or at least not for sale to the public), so buying the Wine That Changed My Life from the source wasn't gonna happen. But Herr Baumann poured us a mind-blowing sparkling wine (Spatburgunder weissherbst), a Faberrebe, and a late-harvest Faberrebe. They were all absolutely amazing. We told him we'd like to buy a bottle of each (we'd have sprung for a couple cases if we didn't have the stupid TSA to deal with on the way home) and unbelievably, he charged us only 20 euros. TOTAL. Holy crap. On our way out, my husband somehow pieced together enough broken German to inform Herr Baumann that we'd come all the way from the U.S. specifically to find his winery. Upon learning this, he motioned for us to follow him....and we ended up getting a tour of the production area which was awesome to see. Following that, he then directed us to his beat-up old Vanagon and took us on a fun bumpy ride up into the actual vineyards. We stopped at the top of a hill where there's a little stone gazebo overlooking MILES of gorgeous vine-covered countryside. Along the way up and back, he pointed out the different sections of vineyard and which grapes are grown where (the translation of this info wasn't that difficult). Herr Baumann made a huge effort for us despite the language barrier and it was such a great experience. The grounds are beautiful and the wines here are unparalleled. We will definitely come back again someday. I bought my husband some learn-German-in-your-car CDs and goddammit we'll make it happen! In the meantime, I'm harassing all my friends in the wine industry to find a way to get this stuff on the menu....