Germany's vineyards are unique because grapes do not normally grow in such northern latitudes.
The Rhine River and its tributaries flow through such deep-cut valleys that the fruit is
protected from harsh northern winds.
In "vino veritas" - "in wine there is truth" - is the legacy that the old Romans left after
they first colonized the Rhine and brought with them their expertise in wine making. Throughout
the centuries, German wine growers improved upon the quality of their product and succeeded in
creating wines that rival anything grown in the warm, benign climates of the Mediterranean.
Although one might expect otherwise, German wines are graded according to their degree of
sweetness. ‘Auslese’ is late harvest. ‘Beerenauslese’ is a grape harvested after the first frost,
and ‘Trockenbeerenauslese’ is harvested by hand after the grapes have practically become
raisins on the vine. By this time, the grape is covered with a fungus native to Germany
called "Edelfäule" - "Noble Rot" ! Like everything else, all this handpicking has its
price. Customs and tastes do change. Today the wine regions of "Baden" and "Württemberg"
excel in the production of dry white wines, the perfect companions to today’s lighter meals.
OLD EUROPE is proud to offer you one of the largest selections of German wines this side
of the Atlantic. Fruity Mosels, acidy Ruwers, full-bodied Hessians and light Palatinates
await your critique.
Enjoy a good meal and toast with a bottle of fine wine.
Alex Herold
Proprietor
Old Europe Restaurant
| | White Wines |
| | Rheinhessen
1000 hills within a river’s bend!
delicately fragrant, mild, soft, medium-bodied | |
| 001 | Huxelrebe Beerenauslese 2002 - Weinkut Köster-Wolf (half bottle) |
$40.00 |
| 002 | Scheurebe Kabinet, 2006 - Hackenheimer Kirchberg, Weingut Bernhard |
$43.00 |
| 003 | Riesling Spätlese, 2003 - Niersteiner Ölberg, Weingut Seebrich |
$35.00 |
| 004 | Weissburgunder trocken, 2006 - Bechtheimer, Johann Geil |
$37.00 |
| 005 | Ortega Trockenbeeren Auslese, 2003 - Weingut Ernst Bretz (half bottle) |
$45.00 |
| 006 | St. Christopher, Gwürztraminer, 2008 - Weinhaus Schloss Koblenz GmbH |
$39.00 |
| 007 | Rieslaner Beerenauslese, 2006 - Bechtheimer Geyersberg, Johann Geil |
$63.00 |
| 008 | Silvaner trocken, 2006 - Q.b.A., Wagner Stempel |
$39.00 |
| 009 | Gewürztraminer Spätlese, 2005 - Frei-Laubersheimer Fels, Weingut Bernhard |
$44.00 |
| | Pfalz
Voluptouous pleasures!
aromatic, mild, round and full-bodied, expressive | |
| 012 | Riesling Kabinett trocken, 2005 - Haardter Herzog, Peter Stolleis |
$35.00 |
| 013 | Scheurebe Kabinett, 2002 - Weisenheimer Hasenzeile, Weingut Neckerauer |
$30.00 |
| 014 | Chardonnay Spätlese trocken, 2004 - Dürkheimer Spielberg, Weingut Fitz-Ritter |
$35.00 |
| 015 | Weißburgunder Kabinett trocken, 2003 - Deidesheim, Peter Stolleis |
$36.00 |
| 016 | Rieslaner Spätlese, 2006 - Dürkheimer Nonnengarten, Weingut Darting |
$55.00 |
| 017 | Riesling trocken, 2004 - Weingut Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan since 1718 |
$40.00 |
| 018 | Riesling Spätlese, 2004 - Königsbacher Ölberg, Peter Stolleis |
$45.00 |
| 019 | Grauburgunder trocken, 2003 - Gimmeldinger Meerspinne, Peter Stolleis |
$40.00 |
| 020 | Riesling Spätlese trocken, 2002 - Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten, Peter Stolleis |
$45.00 |
| 021 | Riesling Kabinet trocken, 2007 - Haardter Herzog, Peter Stolleis |
$40.00 |
| | Rheingau
A tradition of quality!
richly fragrant, racy, piquant, elegantly fruity and delicate | |
| 024 | Riesling Spätlese, 2002 - Kiedrich Gräfenberg, Robert Weil |
$99.00 |
| 025 | Riesling Kabinett, 2007 - Wickerer Mönchsgewann, Flick |
$50.00 |
| 027 | Riesling Spätlese, 2003 - Rauenthaler Baiken, Kloster Eberbach |
$45.00 |
| 028 | Riesling Erstes Gewächs, 2003 - Kiedrich Gräfenberg, Robert Weil |
$65.00 |
| 029 | Riesling Kabinett, 2001 - Steinberger, Kloster Eberbach |
$40.00 |
| | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Legacy of the Romans!
richly fragrant, racy, piquant, elegantly fruity and delicate | |
| 035 | Zeller Schwarze Katz, 2005 - Leonard Kreusch, Riesling |
$25.00 |
| 036 | Riesling Auslese trocken, 2003 - Brauneberger Kammer, Weingut Paulinshof |
$69.00 |
| 037 | Riesling Kabinett, 2002 - Saarburger Rausch, Forstmeister Geltz (half bottle) |
$25.00 |
| 038 | Riesling Auslese, 2003 - Trittenheimer Apotheke, Clüsserath Weiler (half bottle) |
$72.00 |
| 039 | Riesling halbtrocken, 2004 - Qualitätswein, Weingut Paulinshof founded in 936 |
$35.00 |
| 040 | Riesling Qualitätswein, 2004 - Weingut Clüsserath-Weiler |
$28.00 |
| 041 | Riesling Spätlese, 2004 - Brauneberger Juffer, Willi Haag |
$35.00 |
| 042 | Riesling Spätlese, 2006 - Selbach Oster, Weingut Selbach Oster (half bottle) |
$38.00 |
| 043 | Riesling Spätlese, 2006 - Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Weingut Kerpen |
$76.00 |
| 044 | Riesling Kabinett, 2006 - Erdener Treppchen, Weingut Meulenhof |
$44.00 |
| 045 | Riesling Kabinett, 2006 - Selbach Oster, Weingut Selbach (half bottle) |
$33.00 |
| 046 | Riesling Spätlese feinherb, 2003 - Brauneberger Kammer, Weingut Paulinshof |
$70.00 |
| 047 | Riesling Spätlese feinherb, 2003 - Rudolf Eilenz, Ayler Kupp |
$25.00 |
| | Baden
Kissed by the sun!
fresh, fragrant, spicy, aromatic, full-bodied | |
| 058 | Grauer Burgunder trocken, 2002 - Winzergenossenschaft Königsschaffhausen |
$25.00 |
| 059 | Affenthaler Riesling, 2005 - in the famous "Monkey Bottle" |
$30.00 |
| | Nahe
Jewel of the Southwest!
strikingly fruity, hearty, powerful, distinctive earthy finish | |
| 062 | Scheurebe, 2003 - Kreuznacher Mönchberg, Paul Anheuser |
$31.00 |
| 063 | Riesling Kabinett, 2006 - Münsterer Dautenpflänzer, Weingut Kruger-Rumpf |
$55.00 |
| 064 | Scheurebe Spätlese, 2006 - Weingut Kruger-Rumpf |
$61.00 |
| | Mittelrhein
The romantic Rhine!
fresh, fragrant, pithy, marked fruity acidity (sometimes austere) | |
| 065 | Grauer Burgunder trocken, 2006 - Bopparder Hamm Feuerlay, Weingart |
$55.00 |
| 066 | Riesling Kabinett, 2006 - Bacharacher Hahn, Weingut Toni Jost |
$59.00 |
| | Franken
Home of the famous "Bocksbeutel" !
vigorous, earthy, robust, dry, often full-bodied | |
| 070 | Müller-Thurgau halbtrocken, 2006 - Thüngersheimer Ravensburg |
$30.00 |
| 075 | Silvaner Kabinett trocken, 2006 - Thüngersheimer Ravensburg |
$30.00 |
| | Deutsche Rotweine
German Red Wines
German red wines are refreshing, often light,
and show more of a fruity than tannic acidity.
They are a specialty, usually consumed where they are grown -
little is exported. Very pleasant, easy going wines. | |
| |
| 050 | Rosé de Pinot Noir, 2007 - Villa Wolf, Qualitätswein, Pfalz |
$35.00 |
| 051 | Dornfelder, 2006 - Twisted River, Rheinhessen |
$30.00 |
| 052 | Affentaler Spätburgunder, 2005 - in the famous "Monkey Bottle", Baden |
$30.00 |
| 053 | Spätburgunder, 2004 - Weingut Hans Lang, Rheingau |
$35.00 |
| 054 | Pinot Noir, 2006 - Villa Wolf, Pfalz |
$50.00 |
| 055 | Spätburgunder trocken, 2005 - Bad Dürkheim, Weingut Darting, Pfalz |
$52.00 |
| 056 | Dornfelder trocken, 2004 - Westhofener Steingrube, Weingut Hirschhof, organically grown |
$36.00 |
| |
| | Amerikanische Weine – American Wines | |
| 076 | Riesling trocken, 2001 - Bonny Doon Vineyards, CA |
$25.00 |
| 077 | Johannisberg Riesling, 2003 - Robert Mondavi Private Selection |
$30.00 |
| 079 | White Zinfandel, 2008 - Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi |
$25.00 |
| |
| | Österreichische Weine – Austrian Wines | |
| 100 | Turn me red – cuvée, 2007 - 70% Zweigelt, 30% Cabernet Savignon, Burgenland |
$30.00 |
| 102 | Grüner Veltliner, 2007 - Hugo, Weingut Huber |
$40.00 |
| |
| | Französiche Weine – French Wines | |
| 080 | Les Caillottes, 2000 - Pouilly-Fume |
$31.00 |
| 081 | Lucien Albrecht, 2001 - Gewürztraminer |
$30.00 |
| 082 | Lucien Descheau, 2001 - Pouilly-Fuisse |
$31.00 |
| 083 | Macon Villages, 1999 - Domaine Renaud |
$25.00 |
| 084 | Jean Reverly et Fits des Villots, 1995 - Sancerre (half-bottle) |
$25.00 |
| 085 | Macon–Lugny, 2006 - Chardonnay |
$35.00 |
| |
| | Old Europe’s Private Reserve Wines | |
| 089 | Guntersblumer Autental 1971 - Christian Schmidt Erben, Silvaner Auslese |
$300.00 |
| 090 | Guntersblumer Eiserne Hand 1981 - Schlossgut Schmidt, Auslese |
$145.00 |
| 091 | Bernkasteler Doktor 1997 - Geheimrat Wegeler, Riesling, Auslese |
$225.00 |
| 092 | Serriger Würtzberg 1989 - Weingut Herrenberg - Bert Simon, Riesling Auslese |
$125.00 |
| |
| | "Sekt" is Germany’s sparkling wine
It derives from the Spanisch vino seco, meaning dry wine, and entered the German language as seck via England (where it was called "sack") during the 17th century. Purely by chance did it come to mean sparkling wine. | |
| 094 | Weissburgunder trocken, 2005 - Weingut Biffar, traditional bottle fermentation, Pfalz |
$84.00 |
| 095 | Riesling Sekt trocken - Ulrich Langguth, Mosel |
$70.00 |
| 096 | Henckell trocken - from Wiesbaden in the Rheingau region |
$35.00 |
| 097 | Fürst von Metternich, 1999 - Johannisberg, Rheingau |
$40.00 |
| 098 | Klemens Weber, 2004 - Südliche Weinstrasse, Pfalz |
$45.00 |
| 099 | Schuhman-Nägler trocken, 2001 - Sekt b.A., Rheingau |
$55.00 |
