Riesling MasterClass feat. Vom Boden's Stephen Bitterolf
Join us for a very special evening with Stephen Bitterolf, founder of Vom Boden, one of America’s most distinctive importers of German Riesling and the founder of New York City’s renowned Rieslingfeier festival.
After over a decade in the wine industry—including serving as Wine Director at Crush Wine & Spirits, where he helped build one of the country’s most celebrated fine wine programs—Stephen founded vom Boden with a simple but deeply held philosophy: small matters. The portfolio focuses on human-scaled wineries whose wines reflect the personality of their growers, the character of their vineyards, and the places they call home.
For this special MasterClass, we’ll focus on three of vom Boden’s standout producers: Lauer, Emrich-Schönleber, and Ulli Stein, exploring Riesling across the Saar, Nahe, and Mosel. From crystalline dry wines to beautifully nuanced off-dry bottlings, we’ll taste through three wines from each estate and discover how dramatically Riesling can express place, tradition, and personality.
We’ll begin with a welcome pour of 2023 Lauer Riesling Sekt Extra Brut, before diving into the wines themselves and hearing Stephen’s perspective on the growers, vineyards, and traditions that make these estates so compelling.
Whether you already have a cellar full of German Riesling or are diving in for the first time, this is an opportunity to taste some extraordinary wines with one of the people who has done more than almost anyone to champion the small growers behind them.
Featuring:
To Start: 2023 Lauer Riesling Sekt Extra Brut
2024 Emrich-Schönleber Riesling Halenberg Gg
2025 Emrich-Schönleber Riesling Mineral Trocken
2025 Emrich-Schönleber Halgans Trocken
2025 Lauer Riesling Fass 6 `senior`
2024 Lauer Riesling Kern #9 Off Dry
2024 Lauer Riesling Unterstenberg #12 Gc
2024 Stein Blauschiefer Trocken Riesling (Lower Mosel)
2024 Stein Riesling Himmelreich Kabinett Feinherb (Lower Mosel)
2024 Stein Riesling Palmberg Kabinett Trocken (Lower Mosel)
$25 ticket price includes 1.5 hr tasting of wines and cheese & charcuterie boxes by Baker's Best. Space is limited. All wines will be available for purchase with special event night discounts. Please email chelsea@gordonswine.com if you have any allergies at least 48 hours before the event.
TICKETS CANNOT BE REFUNDED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE EVENT.
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