Raumland

Raumland, Chardonnay 'Prestige', Brut, 2004

Julian — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:39:13 +0000

See short tasting note here.

Raumland, Riesling Sekt brut

torsten — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:10:28 +0000

Raumland, Riesling Sekt brut

'Sekt' is what the Germans call their sparkling wine, and Volker Raumland has an excellent reputation for making sparklers, so much so that many top wineries in Germany trust him with turning their grapes into Sekt. This non-vintage Riesling Sekt, the cheapest in the Raumland range, was made according to the methode champenois and disgorged in 09/2009, creating a wine that is like being struck by a well balanced and expertly-handled sledgehammer made of mineral and fresh acidity.

torsten Monday, 05/04/2010

Raumland, Cuvée Katharina Brut, Blanc de Noir

torsten — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:21:10 +0000

Raumland, Cuvée Katharina Brut, Blanc de Noir

Sparkling wine is very popular in Germany. Very. As a matter of fact, the Germans consume more than a fifth of the world's production of bubbly. The Wine Rambler is a little less addicted, but we are getting more and more into Sekt, as sparkling wine made in Germany is called. We even made it one of our New Year's resolutions to pay more attention to the world of sparkling wine. This is my first contribution, and it was a most pleasant task.

The sparkling wine in question was made by the Raumland winery. Raumland, based in a village with the wonderful name of Flörsheim-Dalsheim in Rhineland-Palatinate, are specialists for sparkling wine, or 'Sekt' as the Germans call it. So much so that some of Germany's top estates trust Raumland with producing their sparkling wines for them. Raumland are doing such a good job with this that you can find listings of top German sparkling wines that only contain Raumland Sekt or sparklings produced by Raumland (which is not always mentioned on the label).

torsten Tuesday, 02/03/2010

When the postman rings thrice...

torsten — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:14:10 +0000

... even more good things arrive!