Stephan Reinhardt

Stephan Reinhardt first worked as a theatre scholar, researching and teaching at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. As a theatre and music critic for Süddeutsche Zeitung, he turned to wine in 2000 and has written exclusively on the subject ever since. His work has appeared in Welt am Sonntag, taz, and numerous magazines in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, including Der Feinschmecker, Falstaff, Fine, and GQ. In 2014, Robert M. Parker Jr. invited him to join The Wine Advocate, where he now covers the wines of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Alsace. He is also a wine columnist for Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. His books The Finest Wines of Germany and Wein spricht deutsch are important publications on wine from German-speaking regions.