{"id":2515,"date":"2025-05-14T02:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=2515"},"modified":"2025-05-14T02:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:29:12","slug":"winemaker-interview-series-christian-tietje-of-anarchy-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=2515","title":{"rendered":"Winemaker Interview Series \u2013 Christian Tietje of Anarchy &#8211; April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Christian-Tietje-Anarchy-Winemaker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Christian-Tietje-Anarchy-Winemaker-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Tietje from Anarchy Winery\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Christian-Tietje-Anarchy-Winemaker-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Christian-Tietje-Anarchy-Winemaker.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a>On Thursday, April 3, 2025, we had the opportunity to interview <a href=\"https:\/\/anarchywineco.com\/our-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Christian Tietje<\/strong><\/a> in person as he stopped by the KWG Headquarters since he was in town for the Boston Wine Expo. Christian is the owner and winemaker for <a href=\"https:\/\/anarchywineco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy Wines<\/strong><\/a>. We covered four new Anarchy wines during the interview. We also covered two new release Chardonnays and one Pinot Noir from his new winery project called Anton Stone. Finally, the post will include a few other Anarchy gems that we covered at the Expo or last fall. Christian shared some updates since our last chat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=1860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>May 2022<\/strong><\/a>, So, check out what we learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Below is a summary of the wine offerings from Anarchy and Anton Stone that we covered with Christian. The links below are to our full reviews. If you are interested in ordering and trying these wines, you will find some of these wines via your favorite fine wine shop or on top quality wines lists. You can also purchase these wines on the <a href=\"https:\/\/anarchywineco.orderport.net\/wines\/CURRENT-RELEASES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anarchy-Wine-Logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anarchy-Wine-Logo-212x300.gif\" alt=\"Anarchy Wine Logo\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anarchy-2022-The-Peasant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy 2022 Red Blend &#8220;The Peasant&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $64 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anarchy-2021-Furious-Muse-Red-Blend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy 2021 Red Blend &#8220;Furious Muse&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $80 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anarchy-2023-Drop-Dead-Legs-Grenache\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy 2023 Grenache &#8220;Drop Dead Legs&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $64 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 93.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anarchy-2022-The-Agony-and-The-Ecstasy-Mourvedre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy 2022 Mourvedre &#8220;The Agony &amp; The Ecstasy&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 93<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anton-Stone-Logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anton-Stone-Logo.gif\" alt=\"Anton Stone Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anton-Stone-2023-SLH-Chardonnay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anton Stone 2023 Chardonnay &#8220;SLH&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $42 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anton-Stone-2023-RRV-Chardonnay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anton Stone 2023 Chardonnay &#8220;RRV&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $48 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 92<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anton-Stone-2022-SLH-Cortada-Alta-Pinot-Noir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anton Stone 2022 Pinot Noir &#8220;SLH Cortada Alta&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $57 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>We also covered these three wines in other tastings last fall and at the Boston Wine Expo!<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anarchy-2022-Monarchy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy 2022 Red Blend &#8220;Monarchy&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $57 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 94.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anarchy-2023-Zinbitch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy 2023 Zinfandel &#8220;Zinbitch&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $140 (Magnum 1500 ml bottle) (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 93.5<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine_review\/Anarchy-2023-Furious-Zinfandel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anarchy 2023 Zinfandel &#8220;Furious&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> $44 (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>KWGTP 93<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can find reviews of past and future Anarchy wines that we cover on the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine.php?winery=2671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Anarchy KWG winery page<\/u><\/strong><\/a> <\/span>on our website. We also recently created an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/wine.php?winery=3116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Anton Stone KWG Winery Page<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. We hope you enjoy these terrific wines as much as we did. Cheers! &#8211; Ken<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, April 3, 2025, we had the opportunity to interview Christian Tietje in person as he stopped by the KWG Headquarters since he was in town for the Boston Wine Expo. Christian is the owner and winemaker for Anarchy Wines. We covered four new Anarchy wines during the interview. 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