Events / Riesling Five Years Apart – How Riesling Ages

Single sites & singular expression through the prism of age: join us for an exciting comparative tasting of Rieslings from Alsace, Austria and Germany. We will look at two vintages each of single-site Rieslings (12 wines in all, see list below) and explore how site character shines through in these singular wines from Domaines Schlumberger, Schloss Johannisberg and Weingut Bründlmayer. No other wine changes as dramatically as Riesling over its first five years of ageing before cruising effortlessly at altitude for decades to come. We will explore site expressions, evolution and texture in this tasting where we are joined by Séverine Schlumberger and Stefan Doktor.

Introduced by Annette Scarfe MW and led and moderated by Anne Krebiehl MW.

Annette Scarfe MW
Annette Scarfe MW was awarded the prestigious Master of Wine (MW) title in 2012, winning the Noval Award for her dissertation on Ribera del Duero. She is one of 413 MW’s worldwide and the first and only female MW in Singapore. She is Global Chair of the Events Committee of the Institute of Masters of Wine. She runs tastings, master classes and dinners for media, trade, generic bodies and consumers regularly in Singapore. She is also a wine buyer and restaurant consultant in Asia and London works closely with importers and distributors in both locations. Additionally she is a WSET educator and holds regular classes in Singapore. She is well known as judge of two of Asia’s premier sommelier competitions (Sopexa Asia Best Sommelier in French Wines and Singapore National Sommelier Competition). Annette has judged extensively at international competitions in four continents. She is a Panel Chair at the International Wine Challenge and judges Asia and Spain at Decanter World Wine Awards. Annette has lived in Singapore for almost 30 years and is well- known on the local food and beverage scene.

Anne Krebiehl MW

Stefan Doktor is the Managing Director of Schloss Johannisberg, the renowned Riesling wine estate in Rheingau, Germany. Originally from Slovakia, he began his professional education in the hotel industry, where he discovered his passion for wine—leading him to his current career. In 2006, Stefan graduated as a Sommelier IHK from the German Wine and Sommelier School. In 2009, he won the German Championship for Sommeliers (Trade), and in 2016, he earned the prestigious Weinakademiker title from the Austrian Wine Academy. Stefan joined Schloss Johannisberg in 2008 as a Sales Manager, gradually expanding his role in the export business. His deep passion for the estate and its wines paved the way for his appointment as Managing Director in 2016. Beyond wine, Stefan has also dedicated himself to a career in sports as a professional luger. He is currently competing in the 2024/25 World Cup season in men’s singles, representing Slovakia on the international stage.

Séverine Schlumberger (Owner, Domaines Schlumberger)
Together with her brother Thomas, Séverine is the seventh generation in charge of Domaines Schlumberger. Her father, Eric Beydon-Schlumberger, passed the torch to Séverine and her uncle in 2001 when she was just 27. Prior to that, Séverine studied law at university in Strasbourg before working in London for two years as a receptionist and then going on to run a successful restaurant in rural Oxfordshire.

Wines to be tasted: