P.J. Valckenberg Riesling Zeller Schwartz Katz 2016

Riesling grapes have produced some of the finest wines of the Old World over the past couple of centuries, and are quickly becoming much loved by New World audiences as their influence continues to spread across the globe. They are generally grown and cultivated in colder climates, as is found in their native Germany, where they have the remarkable ability to pick up and express interesting features of their terroir, or the ground on which they are grown. As such, wine enthusiasts generally find Riesling one of the more interesting white grape varietals, as they produce aromas which are highly floral and perfumed alongside both fruit flavors and refreshing notes of stone and alpine water, depending on where they have been grown. Furthermore, Riesling grapes produce a large variety of fine wines, from still to sparkling, sweet to dry, and wineries which work with this grape have long since been experimenting with both frozen and rotten grapes to find out just how versatile and exciting this varietal can be.

The House of VALCKENBERG - Wine Merchants since 1786 In 1786, a Dutchman, Peter Joseph Valckenberg, establishes a wine business in Worms, and begins importing and exporting. In 1808, Valckenberg is able to buy the monastery and the vineyards around the Church of Our Lady, (“Liebfrauenkirche”), at an auction, and becomes the first to put “Liebfraumilch” on the market. Valckenberg leads it to world success. Tradition and progress Since 1880 VALCKENBERG wine merchants exports German Premium wines into the world. VALCKENBERG helped with their business contacts to increase the international reputation of names like Margaux, Mouton Rothschild and Prum. Today VALCKENBERG wine merchants still work for first-class wineries. Our team of experienced wine professionals and ardently travelling merchants complements each other and works hand in hand. They are especially successful in the marketing of these specific wines.