"Summer fairy tale"? It only works if you drink something that really tastes good with it! Well, at least we do. And what we like doesn't make you like it any less. That's the law! Since there's no point in arguing anyway, here are our drinking recommendations for the European Championships; all colours and shapes, all price ranges, from light to strong, from everyday wines to great, rare exceptional wines: here's everything we personally liked best over the past few weeks.
Weingut Keller
— Rheinhessen
2022 Riesling trocken "G-Max"
98 WP
great
Weingut Tement
— Styria/Steiermark
2021 Südsteiermark DAC Ried Zieregg Steilriegel Morillon Grosse STK Ried trocken
97 WP
great
63.00 €
Weingut Keller
— Rheinhessen
2022 Nierstein Hipping Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
97 WP
great
Weingut Selbach-Oster
— Mosel
2022 Zeltingen Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese **
36.00 €
Weingut Tement
— Styria/Steiermark
2021 Südsteiermark DAC Ried Zieregg Kapelle Sauvignon Blanc Grosse STK Ried trocken
96 WP
great
63.00 €
Weingut May
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Silvaner "KNIEBRECHER"
96 WP
great
110.00 €
Weingut Lackner-Tinnacher
— Styria/Steiermark
2021 Südsteiermark DAC Ried Flamberg Morillon Grosse STK Ried trocken
95 WP
great
39.00 €
Weingut Tement
— Styria/Steiermark
2021 Südsteiermark DAC Rossberg K Morillon Erste STK Ried trocken
95 WP
great
30.00 €
Weingut Jurtschitsch
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Kamptal DAC Ried Dechant Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
94 WP
excellent
27.00 €
Weingut Tement
— Styria/Steiermark
2021 Südsteiermark DAC Ried Grassnitzsberg Riff Sauvignon Blanc Erste STK Ried trocken
93 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut Knewitz
— Rheinhessen
2022 Nieder-Hilbersheim Steinacker Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken
93 WP
excellent
Up to 40.00 €
Weingut Wolfgang Maitz
— Styria/Steiermark
2021 Südsteiermark DAC Ried Schusterberg Grauburgunder Erste STK Ried trocken
92 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Pietradolce - Flora Faro ss
— Sicily
2020 Etna DOC Bianco "Archineri"
Up to 30.00 €
Weingut Lackner-Tinnacher
— Styria/Steiermark
2022 Südsteiermark DAC Ried Steinbach Kogel Weißburgunder Erste STK Ried trocken
91 WP
excellent
27.00 €
Weingut Selbach-Oster
— Mosel
2021 Zeltingen Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese *
20.00 €
Weingut Egon Schäffer GbR
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Escherndorf Lump Silvaner trocken "Stairway to Heaven" Alte Reben
91 WP
excellent
22.00 €
Weingut Wolfgang Maitz
— Styria/Steiermark
2021 Südsteiermark DAC Ried Sulz Welschriesling trocken STK
90 WP
excellent
25.00 €
Weingut Werther-Windisch
— Rheinhessen
2022 Harxheim Lieth Silvaner trocken
30.00 €
La Chaume de Lies
— Burgundy
2022 Saint-Aubin AOC
Up to 40.00 €
Weingut Stefan Bardorf
— Franconia/Franken
2020 Randersacker Marsberg Silvaner trocken Alte Reben
89 WP
very good
14.50 €
Azienda Agricola Gambino
— Sicily
2020 Etna DOC Bianco "Tifeo"
Up to 20.00 €
Weingut von Othegraven
— Mosel
2023 Kanzem Altenberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage
89 WP
very good
20.50 €
Weingut Seeger
— Baden
2023 trocken "Kollektion Anna Marie" Mischsatz
89 WP
very good
13.50 €
Domaine Lampyres
— Roussillon
2023 "Luminescence"
22.00 €
Weingut Egon Schäffer GbR
— Franconia/Franken
2022 Escherndorf Lump Silvaner VDP.Erste Lage trocken
89 WP
very good
16.00 €
Weingut Zehnthof - Luckert
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Sulzfeld Roter Silvaner VDP.Ortswein trocken
89 WP
very good
15.00 €
Weingut Achim Ritter und Edler von Oetinger
— Rheingau
2022 VDP.Gutswein trocken "Jott" Alte Reben
89 WP
very good
25.00 €
Ewald Zweytick Wein GmbH
— Styria/Steiermark
2023 Südsteiermark DAC Sauvignon Blanc trocken "SB"
88 WP
very good
14.00 €
Weingut Ottenbreit
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Obernbreit Chardonnay trocken "Oh wie schön ist Franken!"
88 WP
very good
10.50 €
Weingut Rinke / Rinke-Weine
— Mosel
2020 Wiltingen Klosterberg Riesling Alte Reben
88 WP
very good
13.50 €
Weingut Greiner
— Baden
2022 Chasselas Landwein trocken
88 WP
very good
10.00 €
Staatlicher Hofkeller
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Würzburg Stein Riesling VDP.Erste Lage trocken
88 WP
very good
15.40 €
Weingut Soellner
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2023 Wagram DAC Grüner Veltliner trocken "Wogenrain®"
87 WP
very good
Up to 10.00 €
Weingut Christoph Edelbauer
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2023 Kamptal DAC Langenlois Grüner Veltliner trocken
87 WP
very good
13.00 €
Weingut May
— Franconia/Franken
2023 Silvaner VDP.Gutswein trocken
86 WP
very good
10.00 €
SAUERWEINs GbR Weingut
— Mosel
2023 Elbling trocken
84 WP
good
7.90 €
HERRENHOF LAMPRECHT
— Steirerland
2022 Pinot Noir Landwein trocken "f(p)unky" Rosé
89 WP
very good
16.50 €
Weingut Umathum
— Burgenland
2023 trocken "Rosa®"
14.00 €
Weingut Soellner
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2023 trocken "Dani" Rosé
87 WP
very good
Up to 10.00 €
Tenuta San Guido
— Tuscany
2021 Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC
99 WP
great
310.00 €
Weingut Keller
— Rheinhessen
2022 Westhofen Morstein Spätburgunder VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken "Felix"
97 WP
great
ARPEPE
— Lombardy
2018 Valtellina Superiore DOCG Sassella Riserva "Ultimi Raggi"
96 WP
great
84.00 €
ARPEPE
— Lombardy
2018 Valtellina Superiore DOCG Sassella Riserva "Nuova Regina"
94 WP
excellent
84.00 €
ARPEPE
— Lombardy
2018 Valtellina Superiore DOCG Inferno Riserva "Sesto Canto"
94 WP
excellent
84.00 €
Bertram-Baltes
— Ahr
2022 Walporzheim Kräuterberg Spätburgunder
94 WP
excellent
68.00 €
Riecine
— Tuscany
2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione "Vigna Gittori"
94 WP
excellent
100.00 €
Capannelle
— Tuscany
2019 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva
40.00 €
Castello di Querceto
— Tuscany
2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Greve Gran Selezione "Il Picchio"
93 WP
excellent
28.00 €
Bertram-Baltes
— Ahr
2022 Marienthal Trotzenberg Spätburgunder
93 WP
excellent
58.00 €
Weingut Umathum
— Burgenland
2018 Blaufränkisch trocken "Kirschgarten®"
49.00 €
Castello di Fonterutoli
— Tuscany
2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione "Badiòla"
55.00 €
Domaine Uchida
— Bordeaux
2022 Haut-Médoc AOC Cuvée "Rosa"
54.00 €
Tolaini
— Tuscany
2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione "Vigna Montebello Sette"
30.00 €
Riecine
— Tuscany
2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva
92 WP
excellent
45.00 €
Società Agricola Istine
— Tuscany
2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva "Levigne"
45.00 €
Casina di Cornia
— Tuscany
2019 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva "Vigna la Casina"
Up to 30.00 €
Famiglia Anselma
— Piedmont
2018 Barolo DOCG Monforte d'Alba
Vecchie Terre di Montefili
— Tuscany
2020 Chianti Classico DOCG
90 WP
excellent
25.00 €
Riecine
— Tuscany
2021 Chianti Classico DOCG
90 WP
excellent
25.00 €
Torraccia del Piantavigna
— Piedmont
2022 Colline Novaresi DOC Nebbiolo "Neb"
Up to 15.00 €
Raspini Winery
— Baden
2022 Landwein Rosso "Salasso"
89 WP
very good
22.00 €
Soc. Agr. Bertinga S.r.l.
— Tuscany
2021 Chianti Classico DOCG "La Porta di Vertine"
Up to 25.00 €
Azienda Barbaglia Silvia
— Piedmont
2022 Colline Novaresi DOC Vespolina "Ledi"
25.00 €
Champagne MARGUET Père & Fils
— Champagne
2019 Champagne AOC Grand Cru Brut Nature "Le Parc" (Deg.: 02/2024)
Up to 150.00 €
Griesel & Compagnie
— Hessische Bergstrasse
2021 Brut Blanc de Noirs (Deg.: 03/24)
19.00 €
Weingut Hubertus M. Apel
— Mosel
Elbling Brut Nature Reserve (Deg.: 03/24)
89 WP
very good
26.50 €