Day 13 | Sekt (Germany)

Germany’s Crisp and Under-The-Radar Sparkler

While Germany is renowned for its Riesling and, increasingly, for Pinot varieties in still wines, Sekt—the country’s sparkling wine—remains a lesser-known yet captivating category. Produced under various quality tiers, German Sekt often features Riesling or Pinot family grapes, reflecting cool-climate vivacity. Though much of Germany’s Sekt is tank-ferm…