A Serious German Wine Show with the Wine Queen!

A Serious German Wine Show with the Wine Queen! – Episode #711

July 30, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk visits Paul Grieco’s Terroir to taste with the German Wine Queen, Marlies Dumbsky.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Kloster Eberbach Steinberg Riesling Trocken
2005 Schmitt’s Kinder Riesling Spatlese
1993 Zilliken Saarburger Raush Riesling Auslese

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October 16, 2009

Philly Boy
I’m totally head over heels in love. I mean I love you GV, but this woman is simply fantastic. Please have her on again in the future…….pleasssse.
October 7, 2009

wannaBconnoisseur
Going back in the archive, have not been keeping up with WLTV last couple of months. Finally a good looking women as a guest, you are finally, after 700 eps, getting it GV! Have her back anytime!

German Rieslings are among my favorite wines!
September 13, 2009

RobRx
“It’s Juicy”! Yikes!

What an enchanting young lady. Makes me feel very old.

Love German reislings, been drinking them all my life (German heritage) sad that they are no longer so affordable in the U.S.
September 13, 2009

TommyB
I still want to marry her..
August 28, 2009

Guido
Hi Gary,

great show!

@ Roland: first of all you are absolutely right with the arguments mentioned in your comment: but, would you please be quiet and stop telling the world that there is even much more better riesling in Germany…
Sssshh…

Greetings from Germany
Guido
August 14, 2009

Roland
Hi,

not sure I would call it a serious German wine show – the wines may be a bit expensive in the States, but are quite inexpensive in Europe, making them everyday type of wines. A 10 dollar American wine that sells for 30 dollars in Sweden isn’t very serious, even if 30 dollars is a lot of money. If you are going to get serious, then try the wines in a better venue and go up in price.

Nothing unusual about Bocksbeutel (goat scrotum) – and not an indicator of quality.
August 11, 2009

WineWild
Go Wine Queen! Thanks for the entertainment and vast knowledge!

QOTD: I can only generally find the super sweet wines for a reasonable price, so I rarely buy them. But I love a good dry Riesling!
August 10, 2009

brian sango
always loved your shows
August 8, 2009

Wine PT
QOTD: Love them, esp JJ Prum
August 7, 2009

Von P
Sorry Mr. Grieco!!!
August 7, 2009

Von P
who’s the douche bag in the sleeveless T-shirt that keeps walking by
August 7, 2009

Jeff L
German wine queen is BEAUTIFUL!!! Sorry Gary but she is easier to look at
August 7, 2009

scottg
Great show. Your guest was charming, and had a great knowledge of wine. Be careful…she could replace you on the Thunder Show in a heartbeat!

QOTD: I recently started enjoying German Rieslings. After years of Chateau Ste. Michelle Rieslings (which I like), I was pleasantly surprised at the acidity and balance of the German wines. Riesling can be very complex and us Americans can learn a lot from the Germans.
August 6, 2009

Márcio
Hi Gary!

Good show.

I wanna do the same…
Look at this way,:for the first time you would actually have proper pronounciation of Portuguese varieties . Wouldnt that be great?

Saúde!
August 6, 2009

Jim226
The first bottle I ever had was a Spätbugunder in Germany. I like dry Rieslings, but it almost always ends up taking a backseat to Albariño for me. Still, I’ll always have a soft spot for German wines.
August 5, 2009

Gus Clemens
Would so much enjoyed your guest well-lighted with acceptable sound. Pick her up in a wine bar, fine. But invite her back to the Wine Library studio/office so we can see her beauty and hear her wine wisdom.

QOTD: Riesling is wonderfully versatile and delicious; I will drink it in a heartbeat anytime. As I would most German wines. As I would most wines, no matter where they are well made. Especially when poured by a wine princess.
August 5, 2009

Mauricio Fernandes
Nice & loud show GV!

Lovely guest. (Wine lovers dream girl!)

What was that steam cloud?? Very, very funny! That place is awesome, but looks (and sounds) more a pub than a wine place…
August 4, 2009

JayZee
Excellent show, although it was very difficult to hear your lovely guest, Pity. She has a beautiful smile and seemed quite knowledgeable about her German wines.

QOTD: I like German wines, but admittedly, I don’t drink very much of them or of Riesling. We still lean heavily towards red wines at my house.
August 4, 2009

VT Pete
NYPaD
August 4, 2009

BurroBoy
The wine queen is the one with the gorgeous nose…
Way better looking than you OR Robert Parker.

In Chile Undurraga has the same bottle style as the Schmitt’s..waiters say that it is easier to pour one handed. I understand that Riesling was big in the US back in the 50’s, got to wonder why it fell out of favor now that it is making a comeback. So versatile, and so reflective of its terroir…we just to have keep trying them. The 2007s are generally really great.

Mott is the man…he can do it all at once.
August 3, 2009

pacw808
Watched this before, and finally getting around to leaving a comment.
I LOVE Riesling! It is my favorite grape. I prefer the peach, apricot, honey flavors over the apple ones but don’t care if it is dry or sweet as they are all good. A little kerosene and good minerality make for even better wines. I love the explosive nose, followed by fresh, juicy flavors. Oh Yes! I am in that 3% of Riesling nerds and proud of it!
August 3, 2009

Ryan D
QotD: I love German wines, the Rieslings and blends I’ve had were excellent and reasonably priced. Trokkenberenausele [sp] is on my wine bucket list.
August 3, 2009

jason carey
I find it bogus that you somehow say that if you are getting to be 30 you are somehow less “cool”. Who the hell decided who and what is cool, and why should some club kid be cooler than say a 55 year old English professor.. please don’t fall into the myth of our culture that young is better than old
August 3, 2009

innA
QOTD – love German wines and love riesling in general… definitely one of my favourite grapes.
August 3, 2009

vinosseur
Great guest Gary,
Fun episode featuring one of my favorite wine makers in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Geltz Zilliken. That being said, I am not sure you have tasted
very many bottles of Zilliken. His acidity is never razor sharp nor harsh and can seem deceivingly low. However, once you drink more bottles of his wine, you will recognize that his acidity on average is much higher than other rieslings, and very mature and elegant.
One of the characteristics of Zilliken’s wines is the elegance, which can lead some tasters to believe that the acidity is low. Also, this wine as at the Auslese level, so the residual sugar will balance the acidity also making it appear lower than it actually is.
And, you are right, Riesling’s capability to age is very often underestimated.
Check out my tasting note on a 20 year old Karthäuserhof:
http://vinosseur.com/category/3-tasting-notes/germany-tasting-notes/mosel-saar-ruwer-germany-tasting-notes-tasting-notes/eitelsbach/