German Wines

[Tartan Tippler]

I am relatively new to wine drinking.About a year ago a relative of mine introduced me to a Wine company he has bought from for 3 or 4 years.The company is Pieroth who specialise in German wines.I have so far bought about 20 different bottles of various wines from them and am still deciding which ones we like best.Speaking to a number of friends / colleagues (one or two who think they are experts) the general reaction regarding German wines is one of ridicule and much hilarity "how can you enjoy German wine,its ****" is the popular opinion.Not being an expert,can anyone give me a brief history of German wines and offer opinion as to why it has/or used to have a bad reputation? Also can anyone provide info on Pieroth as I only have their salesmans word for it that they are as good as he says.Both myself and my wife really enjoy what we have bought from them to date although their bottles are relatively expensive compared to other Wine Clubs.