Trink Magazine

TRINK is the first and only English-language online magazine focused exclusively on the "German-speaking wines" from Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. Featuring in-depth coverage from top-notch writers and journalists, the publication includes engaging essays, insightful interviews, curated wine selections, and food pairing suggestions, all complemented by stunning photography that captures the essence of these unique "umlaut wines."

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The Healing Power of Classic German Cooking

1 month ago | trinkmag.com | Valerie Kathawala

“Germans are particularly nostalgic about the food of their grandmothers,” writes Luisa Weiss, furnishing a sturdy thesis for her handsome, welcoming new cookbook. Weiss, whom you may — should — know, is a food writer. She was born, partly raised, and now lives full-time in Berlin. She blogged about food for more than a decade from New York as The Wednesday Chef, then moved to Germany.
Where to Drink German and Austrian Wine in NYC

Jan 12, 2025 | trinkmag.com | Valerie Kathawala

By • January 12, 2025 • Volume 21, The Pinot Edition • Germany, Austria, Uncategorized Whether you’re dropping into town for the bacchanalia that is Rieslingfeier or you’re a native New Yorker curious to get a taste of the latest and greatest in German and Austrian wines, here’s your hit list of bars and restaurants that make NYC the country’s best (if priciest) city to drink auf Deutsch.
Swiss Wine Ski Season Dispatch

Nov 27, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Alexandra McInnis

By • November 26, 2024 • Volume 21, The Pinot Edition • Switzerland, Travel, Uncategorized In most wine regions, it’s common to think of harvest as the season’s grand finale, giving way to a quieter period spent in the winery and cellar. For Switzerland’s premier winemaking cantons of Wallis and Graubünden, however, the wine is barely in barrels before these regions face an even busier time: ski season.
The Secrets of Great Sekt

Oct 21, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Paula Sidore

By • October 21, 2024 • Volume 21, The Pinot Edition • Few beverage styles have more lasting appeal than sparkling wine. Whether it’s a 1640 reference to drinking the stars or one of the many sekt puns seen on social media, bubbles simply seem to make things better. According to recent industry reports, real life numbers in the global sparkling wine market reflect this same fascination; a steady rise in global market revenue since 2020 saw a yield-to-date of US$45.1 billion.
Carbon-Neutral Pinot Noir Is No Myth at Mythopia

Oct 14, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Valerie Kathawala

This article is adapted from Natural Trailblazers: 13 Ways to Climate-Friendly Wine, to be published on 21 October 2024 and currently available for pre-order. In the Swiss Alps, husband-and-wife Romaine and Hans-Peter Schmidt have created an island for humans and animals, insects and microbes to thrive in a sea of conventional vineyards. A combination of no-till, green manure, vitoforestry, and biochar makes their legendary winery Mythopia carbon neutral in the vineyard.
German Pinot's Pride and Prejudice

Oct 7, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Anne Krebiehl

It is 12 years ago now that I wrote my Masters of Wine dissertation on the “Emergence of premium German Pinot Noir.” At the time, Spätburgunder was the new kid on the block internationally, had won a few accolades, and started cropping up in international markets. Today, it has made tentative inroads into the cellars of fine wine collectors and is listed in some of the world’s top restaurants. Yet, it still lacks the market punch its sheer acreage would suggest.
What Does It Mean to “Be VDP”?

Aug 15, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Valerie Kathawala

A lot has happened in German wine over the past 50 years — good, bad, and never been better. Through it all (and long before), one association of German fine wine producers, the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP, has elected itself to fly the standard of German wine. Arguably, the association has done more than any other group to protect and advance the reputation of German wine at home and abroad. But it finds itself at a crossroads, along with the rest of the wine world.
Your German Wines Are Begging for Bauernbrot - Trink Magazine

Jun 26, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Martin Sorge

Walking into a German bakery is a bread lover’s dream: loaves, rolls, and pastries of all shapes and sizes. While I’m drawn to the stacks of hearty, seeded pan loaves and chorus of Brötchen, I’m flat-out seduced by the massive wheels of chestnut-colored Bauernbrot, stood up like cross sections of timber and top crusts deeply crevassed like craggy tree bark. These loaves can be so large that bakeries sell them by weight or quarter. No matter the size, Bauernbrot demands to be taken home and shared.
The Last of Their Kind: Germany's Treasury of Old Vine Riesling

May 29, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Christoph Raffelt

History books are surprisingly quiet when it comes to 1825. John Quincy Adams became president of the United States, though few know anything about him today. The same can be said of Nicolas I, tsar of Russia and last king of Poland. And while, yes, there were births of note, such as Johann Strauss the Younger, it was on the whole a rather quiet year.
Mythos Mosel: 10 Things to Know Before You Go

May 20, 2024 | trinkmag.com | Valerie Kathawala

Matthias Meier is the dynamo behind Weingut Matthias Meier and a co-founder of Mythos Mosel. TRINK asked him to fill us in on what this unique annual festival – celebrating its tenth anniversary this year — is about. The interview was edited for concision and clarity. The initial spark was an article in a leading German newspaper back in August 2013 that characterized the Mosel as a region that lagged behind the state of art, specifically in wine and food.