his week we are talking about German Sekt. Sekt means sparkling wine in German and in our opinion you can never have too much Sekt in your life. As you know we love all sparkling wine, but Sekt is not the easiest to find. This is because Germans love their sparkling wine, so much that the annual (German) per capita consumption of about five liters (of sparkling wine) is the highest in the world. Most Sekt doesn't leave the country; in fact as of 2011, of the 420 million liters of Sekt that was produced, Germans drank nearly 80% of it - this translates to almost 450 million bottles! Even with it's short supply outside Germany, you can still find some fine examples that express their varietal and place.

In this week's episode we discuss:

• Scope of Sekt wine and it's production
• The rise of Sekt in Germany
• How to pick out a quality bottle of Sekt
• major grapes and flavors
• Pfalz wine region in Germany