Kracher: A Brief Essay 2003-2010
Kracher 2010 Cuvée Auslese 88
Kracher 2009 Cuvée Beerenauslese 92
Kracher 2003 #1 Trockenbeerenauslese Nouvelle Vague 92
Kracher 2005 #3 Traminer Trockenbeerenauslese Nouvelle Vague 96
Kracher 2010 #3 Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese Zwischen den Seen 96
Listening to Gerhard Kracher talk about his family can only be described as emotional. Kracher’s grandfather, Alois Sr., was chronically undernourished and was thus mistaken for a boy and spared by the Nazis during World War II. Kracher’s father, Alois Jr. ‘Luis’, was one of the most beloved figures in the world of wine. Luis Kracher put his estate on the map with a series of stunningly beautiful and rich dessert wines that showed the world what was possible with meticulous viticulture and inspired winemaking.
