Yohan Nguyen, Best Sommelier of Luxembourg 2018, Vinissimo (1, rue Raiffeisen, Luxembourg) “This Riesling is produced in a qvevri (kvevri), a Georgian winemaking amphora, buried in the garden at the estate [read Vinorama no. 1]. I love bold winemakers, especially when they achieve very beautiful results, as here. The skin...

Thierry Corona, sommelier at Les Roses restaurant (Casino 2000, Mondorf-les-Bains), President of the Association of European Sommeliers. “This Gewürztraminer is a white wine sporting a glorious golden colour and a white-gold rim, highly aromatic, with aromas of rose petals and lychees. It offers a pleasing freshness in the mouth –...

Zoran Matic, Sommelier-Sales Representative for Maison Ruppert (rue Brill, in Oberdonven) “The name of the wine, Areo, signifies that it is dry (from the Latin areo). That’s because this Rivaner, at 157 degrees Oechsle, is the fruit from the selection of the best grapes, which has then been dried for...

Hervé Amann, Wine Section Manager at Pitz-Schweitzer (33, ZAER op der Hei in Hosingen) Created in 1982 by Aby Duhr, this was the first wine in Luxembourg to use oak barrels which were then not authorised by legislation. Classified as a “Table Wine”, it was hugely popular, inspiring other winemakers...