Empty Wine Cellar Shock!

A couple of days ago I went to my local wine-man in Zwingenberg to pick up another two crates of Herrenwingert Riesling (24 litre bottles, total price 144 Euro). That is my regular order which I collect every 3-4 weeks. I was told the Staatsweingut cellar was, for Herrenwingert, empty! 2006 had been such a low volume year that many wines have already been 'ausgetruncken' (drunk out). Luckily, my man has kept 4 crates hidden which should keep me going until the 2007 wine appears by February. I expressed surprise that this year's wine would be so early but was shown that already there is 2007 Heppenheimer Maiberg on sale. The opposite of 2006, 2007 had the mildest winter and earliest harvest with good quantity and quality.