"Dale Williams" > wrote in message
...
> But I'd be especially interested in any wines to look out for from:
> Christoffel
> Selbach-Oster
> Kerpen
> JJ Prum
> Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben)
> Dr. Fischer
> Meulenhof
> St. Urbans-Hof
> Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
> Mönchhof
Hi Dale
I usually seek out the best from the minor producers which at times even
surpasses the above mentioned that tend to be rather more expensive... :-)
So, this time I didn't actually have any of these, I'm afraid.
Fwiw, some of my sources claim that Christoffel and Mönchhof (same owner)
both are in a slight decline while Selbach-Oster, von Kesselstatt and St.
Urbans-Hof are performing very well. Meulenhof has been a bit off form
lately but did well in 2001 I've seen.
Apart from these I had a very good Graacher Himmelreich Auslese 2002 from
Kees-Kieren at 11Euro. Their ** Auslese was even a little bit better at
18Euro and might be found in the U.S? If you see any Kanzlerhof of Pölich
there is a good buy! So is Becker-Steinhauer of Mülheim - but I guess they
won't be available where you are.
The Eiswein from Martin Conrad at Brauneberger Hof (a Veldenzer Kirchberg)
is outstanding (38Euro for a half bottle) but limited (100litres in
total...) so I'd guess very little if any goes beyond Germany :-)
Finally, Willy Schäfer of Graach has been somewhat off form in 2000 and 2001
and spotty in 2002 - the Domprobst Auslese 2002 is excellent however, but
rather pricey at 32Euros.
Anders