2021 and 2022 Pfalz Weisser Burgunder GG Part I -- Herrenberg, Kirschgarten, Mandelberg, Münzberg, Odinstal from Bergdolt, Knipser, Kuhn, Münzberg, Odinstal, and Pfeffingen

 

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Weisser Burgunder (Pinot Blanc) can produce in Germany wines of a type that one never, or almost never, encounters in many other areas where the grape in planted, and the Pfalz is perhaps foremost in the Weisser Burgunders it produces. At their best, they are clear, pure, saline, mineral, and racy. (Continue reading here.)

2022 and 2021 Pfalz Riesling GG Part II -- Annaberg, Herrenberg, Michelsberg, Saumagen, Weilberg from Philipp Kuhn, Pfeffingen, Rings, and Karl Schaefer

 

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We move now to the northern part of the Weinstrasse which produced successful wines. (Continue reading here.)

2021 and 2020 Weiss Burgunder GG from the Pfalz Part I -- Herrenberg, Kirschgarten, Langenmorgen, Mandelberg am Speyrer Weg from Bassermann-Jordan, Bergdolt/Sankt Lamprecht, Knipser, Kuhn, Pfeffingen

 

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Weiss Burgunder (also known as Weiß Burgunder, Weisserburgunder, Weißerburgunder, and Pinot Blanc) performs uniquely well in Germany, and especially in the Pfalz region, where at its best it can be racy and pure. (Continue reading here.)

2021 Pfalz Riesling GG Part II: Annaberg, Herrenberg, Michelsberg, Saumagen, Weilberg from Kuhn, Pfeffingen, Rings, K. Schaefer

 

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This is one of the less-well-known parts of the Pfalz, but these are excellent producers making very fine wines.  (Continue reading here.)

2020 Pfalz Riesling GG Part VII (Herrenberg, Kirschgarten, Michelsberg, Saumagen, Schwarzer Herrgott, Steinbuckel, Weilberg, from Fitz-Ritter, Kuhn, Pfeffingen, Rings)

  Once we leave magical Forst, the vineyards change, but there are still wines of high quality. (Continue reading here.)

2018 (and a late-released 2017) Weisser Burgunder GG's of Note from Saale-Unstrut, Baden, Franken, and Pfalz -- Bassermann-Jordan, Bercher, Juliusspital, Knipser, Messmer, Pawls, Pfeffingen, Staatliche Hofkeller Würzburg

Weisser Burgunder (literally, white Burgundy, also seen as Weisserburgunder, Weiss Burgunder, and Weissburgunder, and often with the “ss" written as “ß”) is what German Pinot Blanc is called. It can make a fascinating, racy wine in Germany, especially the Pfalz, that are unlike any Pinot Blanc that I know from any other wine region.

2018 was a difficult year for Weisser Burgunder, with too many examples being loose and flabby due to low acidity. I’ll spare you the notes on those wines and just present the minority that I tasted that are indeed worthy of interest. (Continue reading here.)

2018 Pfalz Riesling GG Part II (Herrenberg, Michelsberg, Weilberg): Fitz-Ritter, Pfeffingen - Fuhrmann-Eymael, Rings, Schaefer

There are some very fine producers in this sector, but the unevenness of the wines reflects the challenges of the vintage. (Continue reading here.)