Remarkable Riesling with Ernst Loosen and Paul Hobbs

This episode is a rebroadcast of a very special interview with two winemaking legends, Paul Hobbs and Ernst Loosen. The subject was Riesling within the context of the US market and their projects: Hillick and Hobbs in New York and Appassionata in Oregon. Originally broadcast as a video meeting with wine journalists on May 13, 2025.

Ernst (Erni) Loosen is the owner of Dr. Loosen in the Mosel Valley of Germany, Villa Wolf in the Pfalz, Perron de Mypont in Burgundy, J. Christopher / Appassionata in the Willamette Valley, and Loosen Bros Imports. 

Paul Hobbs owns or co-owns seven wineries across the globe: Paul Hobbs Winery and Crossbarn in Sebastopol, California, Hillick & Hobbs in the Finger Lakes, New York, Viña Cobos in Mendoza, Argentina, Crocus in Cahors, France, Yacoubian-Hobbs in Armenia, and Alvaredos-Hobbs in Galicia, Spain.