The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
Yes, I do enjoy pinot noir, but my favourite red variety is Blaufraenkisch. The reason for that is that I have a very personal connection to the variety, the Burgenland and the Heinrich vineyard in particular. I remember playing with leftover wine labels as a child.
I thought I revive the Silvaner Sundays category since I am done with the German wine regions and before starting with the Austrian ones next year. In this case, I opened a bottle from Stefan Vetter who is famous for his very distinctive style.
The alphabetical last German wine region in this series is Wuerttemberg which stretches from a part of the Taubertal to the Lake Constance. I chose the typical red grape variety Lemberger which is known as Blaufraenkisch in Austria.
We arrived at the Saale-Unstruth region. This is only one of two Eastern German wine regions – we will get to the second one in the next article. To be honest, there was actually no question on whether to present a wine from Konni & Evi homepage. Simply put they are the only high quality, […]
I’ve simply titled this edition of our regular tasting ‘Blanc de Blancs’. This topic was on my list for ages and while I do tend towards red grapes, especially when it comes to sparkling wine, you do have to appreciate what great chardonnay brings to the table. However, who says that we only tried this […]
I do have a week spot for Blaufraenkisch. This Austrian red wine is deeply rooted in our family’s history. Naturally, when I get the chance to buy an aged bottle, I just cannot resist. In this case, this is a late release from Franz Weninger from the Kalkofen vineyard.
Last year we started the tradition of tasting sparkling wines right before Christmas. What better time of the year to do that? This year we took a closer look at sparkling wines from all over Europe. Some countries, especially France, have a long tradition of producing them, others are relatively new to the game. Nevertheless, […]
I struggled to find a catchy way of describing Pinot Noir. Maybe, the phrase “red wine for Riesling drinkers” might be the best possibility. It has the reputation of being more cultured than other reds, at the same time it also comes off as overly-intellectual. All of this is open to debate, but one thing […]
Since we are staying at the Kraemer’s holiday flat for a few days next week, I thought I will do a special edition of Silvaner Sundays. Somewhere on the internet I found a few bottles of the 2017 vintage of Stephan’s Silvaner.
This article includes a lot of ‘firsts’: The first Riesling in this series. It is also the first time I tried a wine from the Mittelrhine region and the first vintage of the Hainbusch vineyard.
