2023 Weingut Saalwachter Chardonnay, Rheinhessen, Germany Gravner 2017 Martha Stoumen Benson Ranch

2017 Martha Stoumen Benson Ranch Nero d'Avola

Native ferment in stainless and neutral oak

Van Brunt Stillhouse 'Empire Rye' Whiskey New York

The wines were done with long

flatter and with heavier clay soils in the town of Cerbaia

2023 Weingut Saalwachter Chardonnay, Rheinhessen, Germany Gravner 2017 Martha Stoumen Benson RanchWith the 2022ers Carsten has what may be his greatest collection; they have amplitude and density, yet still just shriek with energy and precision. The Chardonnay is quite simply one of the best Ive had from Germany (only this tiny estate that rhymes with Meller from the southern Rheinhessen maybe betters him). vB