Review of Anne Krebiehl MW's book ‘The Wines of Germany’

‘In a lean, unsentimental and even stringent style of writing, she’s managed to make a brilliant judgement on where to apply broad brushstrokes and where to crouch down with a microscope. Her authorship is precise, clean – not quite austere or unemotional, but decisive and perspicacious. No words wasted… Her Riesling-crisp prose shines a sharp light, but here, unlike in the rest of the book, there is a sweetness, a curve to her words. She analyses the kaleidoscope of regions, varieties, vineyards and styles through the people who make the wines and the wines they make. As with the rest of the book, there is a pitch-perfect balance between detail and summary… this book deserves a place on every serious wine lover’s shelf.’