Archive for January, 2010

“Friends of Ernie” Trade Tastings Mar. 1-4

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Special Announcement to Members of the Wine Trade:

To introduce you to our new “Friends of Ernie” portfolio, we’d like to invite you to attend one of four trade tastings. Please note: these tastings are for members of the wine trade only.

Monday, March 1: Boston
Troquet
140 Boylston Street
2 to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 2: New York
Aureole, 135 West 42nd Street
2 to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3: Chicago
The Wit Hotel, in the Library
2 to 5 p.m.

Thursday, March 4: San Francisco
Farallon, 450 Post Street,
2 to 5 p.m.

The owners of each of these wine estates will attend the tastings in all four cities: Ernst Loosen, Dr. Loosen & J.L. Wolf; Wilhelm Weil, Weingut Robert Weil; Sandra Knoll (wife of Ludwig), Weingut am Stein; Daniel and Martha Gantenbein, Weingut Gantenbein; and Jay Somers, J. Christopher.

For more info, please contact Kirk Wille at 503-984-3041 or kirk.wille@drloosen.com.

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Introducing Our “Friends of Ernie” Expanded Portfolio

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Great news! Today we’re introducing an expanded “Friends of Ernie” portfolio of terrific wineries available from our U.S. national importer, Loosen Bros. USA.

The Loosen Bros. USA portfolio now includes:

  • Dr. Loosen (Mosel). Located in the heart of the Mosel valley, the Dr. Loosen estate is consistently ranked among the top 10 wine estates in Germany and among the best Riesling producers in the world.
  • J.L. Wolf (Pfalz). Owned by Ernst Loosen, J.L. Wolf is located in the Pfalz region along the Rhine in Southern Germany. Here, Ernst makes drier Rieslings, as well as wines from other grape varieties.
  • Weingut Robert Weil (Rheingau). One of Germany’s most elite producers, Weingut Robert Weil produces vividly intense, distinguished Rieslings from its first-rate vineyard sites in the Rheingau. Robert Weil is also among the perennial top 10 wine estates of Germany.
  • Ludwig Knoll/Weingut am Stein (Franken). Representing the Franken (aka Franconia) region of Germany, Ludwig Knoll produces bold, openhearted wines from the traditional grape varieties of the area.
  • Weingut Gantenbein (Switzerland). Widely considered to be one of the finest wine estates of Switzerland, Daniel and Martha Gantenbein make very small quantities of stunning Pinot Noir in the Upper Rhine valley.
  • J. Christopher (Oregon). Located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, J. Christopher specializes in hand-crafted Pinot Noir made in the traditional style of Burgundy. Ernie and J. Christopher winemaker, Jay Somers, are forming a new partnership to produce world-class Pinot Noir in Oregon.

    • We’ll be featuring each of these wineries over the week on this blog, so stay tuned! We’ll also post reminders of each new post on our Facebook page.

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    Nothing Like a Riesling Chilled in the Snow…in Manchuria

    Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

    This lovely letter and photos came to Ernie from a Dr. Loosen Riesling lover who was traveling through Manchuria. Enjoy!

    We took the drive from Changchun to Harbin today. It took a long time because there was an accident and traffic halted for 90 mins but we had some good wine and drank it on the road while waiting. I attach a picture of our wine break. Everything was blanketed in white snow on the flat Manchurian plain.

    I hope you enjoy the picture. Nothing like a Riesling chilled in the snow.

    Thanks and best regards,
    Terence

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    Ernie on “Meet the Winemaker”

    Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

    debralogoHere’s a fun interview with Ernie on Debra Meiburg’s “Meet the Winemaker” video series.

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    Facebook Fan?

    Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

    Want to meet some new Riesling loving pals? Want to join in some hilarious and informative conversation? Mosey on over to our Facebook Page, where it’s always Loosen Happy Hour!

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    Ernst Loosen: Working Wonders for Rieslings

    Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

    Here’s a fun article about our own Ernie Loosen by Aimee Dawis in the Jakarta Post…..

    It’s not everyday you meet a living legend. But Jakarta’s wine lovers had the rare opportunity to meet and talk with Ernst Loosen, who has worked tirelessly for more than two decades to improve and promote the quality and image of Rieslings all over the world. Read more >>

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