Wine ChroniclesAlsace Clarity
From Rivalry to Revelry By Panos Kakaviatos for Wine Chronicles 12 November 2025 It was a night to remember in Colmar! 🌟 The 6th annual post-harvest dinner – known as Widderkumme – gathered representatives from 19 top Alsace wineries, see above photo — each devoted to expressing the soul of their terroirs, from crystalline Riesling […]
A Star, a Steal… and a Splurge: Lunch with Clos Sainte Hune
Because sometimes “economical” ends at the wine list By Panos Kakaviatos for Wine-Chronicles 16 October 2025 It was a treat to have enjoyed lunch with Don and Pam Cornutt and JĂĽrgen Steinke at the new location for a one-star Michelin restaurant in Alsace that began its life in 2018 in the Strasbourg suburb of Schiltigheim […]
2017 at Domaine Zind Humbrecht
An excellent vintage, built for aging 14 March 2019 By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com It is always a pleasure to taste the latest vintage of wines from Domaine Zind Humbrecht. And so it was on 12 March 2019, at the domain, where I joined various participants, including Paul Liversedge MW, who is based in Zurich. […]
Splendid cheese ceremony
For the Bucket List By Panos Kakaviatos 8 December 2018 If you ever find yourself near Basel, Switzerland, do yourself a favor and reserve an evening of the “CĂ©rĂ©monie des Fromages” at the famous Antony Eleveur de Fromages. The sheer talent of owners Bernard and son Jean-François (never – ever say “pasteurized”), shines bright over […]
Alsace: Put dryness levels on the front label
And the grape names, too By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 30 June 2018 This may seem a bit like a rant, but I have been living the better part of the last 20 years in Alsace. And I like Alsatian wine very much. The theme of this post? Info! And with Alsace, customers want (more […]
Divine Alsace
Competitive wine prices and friendly faces By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 14 June 2018 It was an enjoyable wine evening earlier this month, Sunday 10 June, at Domaine Josmeyer in Wintzenheim. Lady winemakers who form the group DiVINes d’Alsace poured their wines. Alsace is so rich in soil types and terroirs that the sheer number […]
Eating well in Alsace
Le Buerehiesel in Strasbourg (restaurant review) By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 24 March 2018 OK so it cost me more than €120 … but lunch here was fabulous. I had enjoyed lunch here a few years back with a work colleague and it was a positive experience for about the same price. But this time, it […]
Alsace 2016: the paradoxical vintage
Deceptively soft spoken Zind-Humbrecht 19 March 2018 By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com Another year, and another chance to taste the fine wines crafted at Domaine Zind Humbrecht. Known to produce some of the best Alsatian wines sold in both France and in international markets, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht also offers a “bird’s eye” view of each vintage […]
Lunchtime finesse
Restaurant Review: La Casserole By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 3 March 2018 You want to eat lunch (very) well in Strasbourg? I get plenty of requests on where to dine in this lovely Alsatian capital, and just before the snow started falling yesterday afternoon, I revisited La Casserole at 24 rue des Juifs – Tel +33 […]
Not really amazing, but worth the detour
Restaurant Review: Au Moulin de la Wantzenau By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 22 February 2018 For the second time in three years (this is, perhaps, too infrequent), I enjoyed a fine meal at Au Moulin in the Wantzenau: about a 15 minute drive outside Strasbourg. It is not a Michelin rated restaurant, but excels in […]
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