October Wine of the Month

German Wines
By Lynn Schieffer
The German passion for wine is paralleled by an equally strong passion for beer. So it might be easy to understand that Germany is considered one of the world’s top producers of elegant white wines.
The vineyards are at the northern most extreme of where grapes can ripen. The best vineyards are planted on the south-facing slopes to catch the light and warmth of every available sunbeam but yet the majorities are planted on the river valleys of the Rhine and Mosel. Although in a country as far north as Germany, the ripeness of grapes varies and affects the types of wines that are produced. With the short growing season the some of the grapes are left on the vine as long as possible where the ripe grapes freeze and that makes excellent eiswein. Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits has an eiswein called Nachtold Eiswein($23).


Present Your Regal Wine Club Card and Receive a 10% Discount on all German wines. Only available on non advertised wines. For More information about the Wine Club or how to join send an E-mail to hyveewineclub@gmail.com