Jan Eggers

The Wine Grapes Project - Tasting 1,368 Grape Varieties

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Tasting myself through 1,368 grape varieties.

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Jan Eggers

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Leányka: Eger's Underrated Maiden Grape - Tasting Hungarian wine by Toth Ferenc. 10.07.2026 8:28

Leányka is Eger's "maiden grape," and the reference books are unkind to it, soft, unexciting, usually blended away. I disagree. Tasting a steel-tank Leányka from the Eger legend Tóth Ferenc, I make the case for it as a fresh, saline, high-acid white with real charm, and tell the stories around it: the 1552 Bull's Blood siege, the naming rivalry during Hungary's War of Indepen...

Somló's Sheep's Tail: Juhfark with Kis Tamás of Somlói Vándor 07.07.2026 34:39

The Wine Grapes encyclopedia describes Juhfark as "perhaps the least modern or internationally appealing of Hungarian varieties." I take a different view, so I went to Somló, a nine-million-year-old volcano in northwest Hungary that formed under an ancient sea and never erupted. Kis Tamás of Somlói Vándor farms six certified-organic hectares across twelve small parcels on the hill. We di...

Csokaszolo 05.07.2026 8:34

Csokaszolo

Muškát Moravský - The Muscat Czech Winemakers Bred Themselves | Wines tasted bz Sonberk and Zlomek & Vavra, Moravia, Czech Republic 30.06.2026 12:58

Many countries in the world have their regional Muscat varieties... but often those ore mutations of Muscat Ottonel or Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. In Czech Republic though, they were simply crossing their own Muscat variety in the 1980s. Get more impression from my wine journey ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Youtube⁠ Muscat grows all over the world, but in the 1980s Moravian breeders were ambitious enough to make...

Pálava — Czech Republic's Signature Grape | Tasted at Sonberk, Moravia 26.06.2026 30:28

Pálava is one of the Czech Republic's signature grapes... ...and at Sonberk, near Popice in South Moravia, it produced a wine Decanter named the world's best dry aromatic white in 2017. In this episode I taste Pálava where it belongs, looking straight at the Pálava Hills it's named after. Get more impression from my wine journey on Instagram 📷 Instagram Youtube Pálava is a Czech cross...

9 / 1,368 - Saphira: A very rare grape variety from Germany tasted in Liechtenstein 27.08.2025 9:53

Have you tried ever tried Saphira? Let me know in the comments! Video recorded at Weingut Castellum Liechtenstein Wine tasted by Weingut Hoop, Liechtenstein Project Inspired by Jancis Robinson / Julia Harding / José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes (2012) . (Affiliate Link) Saphira at PIWI International Saphira in the VIVC : Follow Uncorkmywine on Social Media Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Tiktok About Saphi...

#8 / 1,368 - Scheurebe: An underrated German quality grape in steady decline. 22.08.2025 8:43

Have you tried a good Scheurebe? Let me know in the comments! Wine tasted by VDP. Weingut Müller-Catoir, Pfalz, Germany. https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/muller+catoir+manderling+scheurebe+trocken+bio+pays+erste+lage+germany+pfalz+haardt/1/germanyProject Inspired by:Jancis Robinson / Julia Harding / José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes (2012).https://amzn.to/4niaJ7M (Affiliate Link)José Vouillamoz: Swis...

#7 / 1,368 - Müller-Thurgau: A German Classic and Export hit 16.08.2025 8:06

Have you tried a good Müller-Thurgau? Let me know in the comments! Wine tasted by VDP. Weingut Böhme & Töchter, Saale-Unstrut, Germany https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/boheme+tochter+muller+thurgau+trocken+saale+unstrut+germany?srsltid=AfmBOorm0ylFYDIhEUpbGCVF5TzNS_18ca7i_ZGO-ptDDOqlt0WK-DpY Project Inspired by: Jancis Robinson / Julia Harding / José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes (2012). https://a...

#6 / 1,368 - Goldriesling: Only Grown in Saxony Today 12.08.2025 10:09

Have you tasted a good Goldriesling? Then let me know in the comments. ine tasted by Martin Schwarz: Project Inspired by:Jancis Robinson / Julia Harding / José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes (2012).https://amzn.to/4niaJ7M (Affiliate Link)José Vouillamoz: Swiss Grapes (2020).https://amzn.to/44EYFF8 (Affiliate Link)LinksGoldriesling in the VIVC: https://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport/view&id=4884Wine...

#5 / 1,368 - Chasselas: Switzerland's signature grape variety 20.07.2025 11:26

Chasselas Wine Tasted

#4 / 1368 - Aubin Blanc: An extremely rare French variety today only cultivated by one producer in the Lorraine 14.07.2025 7:49

Have you ever tasted Aubin Blanc? Let me know in the comments. Project Inspired by:Jancis Robinson / Julia Harding / José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes (2012).https://amzn.to/4niaJ7M (Affiliate Link)LinksHumagne Blanc in the VIVC: https://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fview&id=759Wine tasted: https://www.domaine-laroppe.fr/produit/cotes-de-toul-blanc-bio-aubin-2023/Follow Uncorkmywine on Social...

#3 / 1368 - Räuschling: A rare German grape variety today basically only grown in Switzerland 09.07.2025 10:01

#2 / 1368 - Humagne Blanc: A rare white grape variety from Switzerland 09.07.2025 7:32

Have you tasted a good Humagne Blanc? Then let me know in the comments. Project Inspired by: Jancis Robinson / Julia Harding / José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes (2012) . (Affiliate Link) Humagne Blanc at Swiss Wine Promotion Humagne Blanc in the VIVC Wine tasted: Mabillard-Fuchs Humagne Blanc 2024 Follow Uncorkmywine on Social Media Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Tiktok Humagne Blanc is a fairly rare grap...

#1 / 1368 - Monarch: A rare red wine variety from Germany. 09.07.2025 9:42

Have you tasted a good Monarch? Then let me know in the comments. Project Inspired by:Jancis Robinson / Julia Harding / José Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes (2012).https://amzn.to/4niaJ7M (Affiliate Link)LinksFalstaff Tasting: https://www.falstaff.com/at/rebsorten/monarchMore about PIWI's: https://coolclimatesummit.com/blog/piwi-varietals/Monarch in the VIVC: https://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fvie...