Wine of the Day, No. 542
Ahr is the smallest of Germany's vineyard regions and the northernmost region for red wine grapes in Europe. Those grapes are
predominantly pinot noir -- called Spätburgunder -- and their vines account for about 62 percent (342 hectares) of Ahr's 558 hectares, about 1,378 total acres. The Ahr river cuts east to the Rhine is a series of tight curves that …
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