2024 Rita & Rudolf Trossen 'Schieferblume' Riesling Trocken, Mosel, Germany Cyprus part in a large wooden

part in a large wooden tronconic vat

robust in character

The exposure slows ripening

2015 Elvio Cogno Ravera Barolo DOCG

The fruit is macerated for ten to thirty days with treading done twice a day

2024 Rita & Rudolf Trossen 'Schieferblume' Riesling Trocken, Mosel, Germany Cyprus part in a large woodenGrapes are hand harvested and whole bunches are fermented in 500 liter stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeast. The tanks are cooled by ambient air and fermentation takes place over about 7 months. The wine ages for about 11 months and is bottled without fining or filtration and zero sulfur is added. Rita and Rudolf Trossen decided to break with modern winemaking practices in 1978, when they converted their entire estate to Biodynamics in 1978.