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This article originally appeared on www.snooth.com October 25, 2018. Is there anything more Dutch than bicycling over cobblestone streets alongside a canal? Yes: ending that bike trip with a glass of genever. This Wineau found herself in the Netherlands recently, and while there is a burgeoning wine region there—I had a surprisingly lovely Dutch Auxerrois my first night—it’s clear the true spirit of the Netherlands is its signature beverage, genever.   [Genever production in a nutshell: the...

Well, my dear friends, family, and colleagues – I have formally withdrawn as a Master of Wine candidate . This was an incredibly...

Bernkastel town and its Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) vineyards Take breathtakingly steep riverside vineyards, add 2,000 years of world-famous winemaking history, mix in a grape variety that may help save viticulture from climate change, and combine it all with small, family-run producers devoted to quality. A perfect recipe for world-class wine? Perhaps—but not without challenges.   On a recent trip to the Mosel River in western Germany, I was repeatedly awed by the impossible steepness of the...