Wine from abroad
Posted: October 2nd, 2017, 10:36 pm
Some countries keep their best wines to themselves. Notably Germany, which exports rubbish to us but has some much nicer wines they keep for themselves.
Just enjoyed a bottle of https://www.buergerspital.de/weingut/we ... swein.html [1], courtesy of German friends who bring such libations. Fantastic with my lentil-and-mushroom Madras curry. It would be good to be able to source wines like this in Blighty.
I haven't tried ordering online from Germany, and I'm wary of gotchas if I try to import booze - even if the retailer is happy to ship to me. Am I worrying about nothing? Do EU rules mean I can order them without onerous red tape or additional charges, or is booze different due to duties and restrictions?
[1] Nearest I can find online to the 2015 vintage of my now-empty bottle.
Just enjoyed a bottle of https://www.buergerspital.de/weingut/we ... swein.html [1], courtesy of German friends who bring such libations. Fantastic with my lentil-and-mushroom Madras curry. It would be good to be able to source wines like this in Blighty.
I haven't tried ordering online from Germany, and I'm wary of gotchas if I try to import booze - even if the retailer is happy to ship to me. Am I worrying about nothing? Do EU rules mean I can order them without onerous red tape or additional charges, or is booze different due to duties and restrictions?
[1] Nearest I can find online to the 2015 vintage of my now-empty bottle.