Wine Spectator Magazine keeps praising Hermann J. Wiemer with outstanding scores: 92 points for the Dry Riesling HJW Vineyard 2009, 91 points for the Dry Riesling Magdalena Vineyard 2009 and a 90 point rating for the Dry Riesling Reserve 2009. The magazine also states: “Leading the way […] are the bottlings from Hermann J. Wiemer..” and “..Winemaker Fred Merwarth continues to set the bar for the region as a whole. The HJW Vineyard in particular is a rapier, with great precision and balance that should reward cellaring.”
Extra Brut Q&A with Fred Merwarth
In the lead up to the release of the newest iteration of our Extra Brut traditional method sparkling Riesling Maris Garden, from our wine education team, sat down with Head Winemaker/Co-Owner Fred Merwarth to get some historical context for the Extra Brut and...