Müller-Thurgau ("mm-you-lur tur-gow" ) is a cross between Riesling and Madeleine Royal grapes that, under the care of the right vigneron

One who specializes in the cultivation or culture of grapes, especially for winemaking.

exhibits characteristics of Germany's great Rieslings - white peach and flinty minerality - with green citrus notes (lime) and white pepper. Borell-Diehl was born from wife-husband team Annette Borell and Thomas Diehl in 1990, though the family-owned estate date back to 1619. Their 15 hectares of vineyards are a complex geology of loes, limestone, red sandstone, and lots of minerally muschelkalk (limestone). This liter bottle holds an extra 8oz compared to the standard 750mL bottle, so share with an extra friend. Sustainable

Sustainable viticulture is the journey of continually improving one's ability to minimize farming's environmental and social footprints by avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in order to to promote soil health, with an ethos that also takes into account energy use, water use, farm biodiversity, climate change and worker welfare and safety are issues.

practices.