Can anyone figure out what this mystery bottle of wine that I have is?
I had this bottle of wine given to me 10 years ago and haven’t been able to figure out what it is.
If anyone could help that would be great.
It’s a full bottle also.
Thank you very much.
by Flenley
6 Comments
AkosCristescu
Surprisingly, as the label states (good lesson on how to learn germanic labels, there is latin and germanic wine labels, not much mistery here):
Rheinhessen (wine region)
1994 (vintage, I guess you figured)
DexheimER Doktor (village+vineyard in it)
Kerner (grape variety)
Spatlese (sweetness level on Oechsle scale, must weight at harvest time)
Cheers
CheBacci
Late-Harvest Kerner, a white grape. Based off the fact that it’s Late-Harvest and has 9.5% alcohol, it’s sweet
CrustyToeLover
So the label says exactly what it is and you’ve spent 10 years unable to figure out what it is…? Either this is some trolling or you need schooling.
If you can post to Reddit, you can figure out Google, I believe in you.
Rhetor_Rex
This is a semi-sweet white wine made from the Kerner grape in Rheinhessen, which is located near the city of Mainz. Kerner is a hybrid of Riesling and Trollinger, and typically produces wines similar to Riesling. While Spatlese (late harvest) wines often have good potential to age, Kerner is not particularly noted for this and the novelty bottle makes me skeptical this wine was intended to be kept for a long time. It’s may still be tasty, but it’s not likely to get better at this point. Upcoming thanksgiving meal would be a great excuse to open this bottle, but I would recommend having another option on hand.
boetzie
Drinking overaged wine is a bit of a weird hobby of mine.
In my experience slightly sweet, low alcohol German wine tends to keep really well. This wine is unlikely to taste like anything you had before. You have to forgive a wine this age some funky aromas that are reminiscent of damp basements. Having said that, throughout the years it will have gained some complexity that can’t be found in newer bottles.
Being from a very specific vineyard, a field called ‘Doktor’ in Dexheim, means it is a quality wine and not mass produced. If you are curious, this is the approximate location of the vineyard: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/7U1BQ7Ma1kXuFkQGA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/7U1BQ7Ma1kXuFkQGA) Google is not too useful, you’ll need a wine atlas i don’t have to be more precise.
Anyway, drink it in good health, don’t expect the world and keep an open mind to what the wine turned into.
edit: by the way, 10 years ago I would not have had a clue what most of the label meant, don’t pay attention to people saying it’s all easy to understand info. In my opinion that kind of gatekeeping does more harm than good
6 Comments
Surprisingly, as the label states (good lesson on how to learn germanic labels, there is latin and germanic wine labels, not much mistery here):
Rheinhessen (wine region)
1994 (vintage, I guess you figured)
DexheimER Doktor (village+vineyard in it)
Kerner (grape variety)
Spatlese (sweetness level on Oechsle scale, must weight at harvest time)
Cheers
Late-Harvest Kerner, a white grape. Based off the fact that it’s Late-Harvest and has 9.5% alcohol, it’s sweet
So the label says exactly what it is and you’ve spent 10 years unable to figure out what it is…? Either this is some trolling or you need schooling.
If you can post to Reddit, you can figure out Google, I believe in you.
This is a semi-sweet white wine made from the Kerner grape in Rheinhessen, which is located near the city of Mainz. Kerner is a hybrid of Riesling and Trollinger, and typically produces wines similar to Riesling. While Spatlese (late harvest) wines often have good potential to age, Kerner is not particularly noted for this and the novelty bottle makes me skeptical this wine was intended to be kept for a long time. It’s may still be tasty, but it’s not likely to get better at this point. Upcoming thanksgiving meal would be a great excuse to open this bottle, but I would recommend having another option on hand.
Drinking overaged wine is a bit of a weird hobby of mine.
In my experience slightly sweet, low alcohol German wine tends to keep really well. This wine is unlikely to taste like anything you had before. You have to forgive a wine this age some funky aromas that are reminiscent of damp basements. Having said that, throughout the years it will have gained some complexity that can’t be found in newer bottles.
Being from a very specific vineyard, a field called ‘Doktor’ in Dexheim, means it is a quality wine and not mass produced. If you are curious, this is the approximate location of the vineyard: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/7U1BQ7Ma1kXuFkQGA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/7U1BQ7Ma1kXuFkQGA)
Google is not too useful, you’ll need a wine atlas i don’t have to be more precise.
Anyway, drink it in good health, don’t expect the world and keep an open mind to what the wine turned into.
edit: by the way, 10 years ago I would not have had a clue what most of the label meant, don’t pay attention to people saying it’s all easy to understand info. In my opinion that kind of gatekeeping does more harm than good
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