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Austrian Wine Adventures – Part 8; Deutschkreutz

On December 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Once an important Jewish community. Deutschkreutz. After the expulsion, ordered by the Emperor Leopold I, ended in 1671, many Jews settled again in the Hungarian kingdom. The village of Deutschkreutz, back then named Németkeresztúr, became a haven for Jews. But then, after the world [...]

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Austrian Wine Adventures – Part 7; Blaufränkischland

On October 16, 2011 · 2 Comments

“Urknall,” Alfred says. “You know, the start of universe, the big bang theory.”

“This is the German word for it, Urknall.”

The surroundings are just dreamlike. We’re sitting in a saint-like memorial place just outside Horitschon, an oasis in the middle of a vineyard. In one corner there’s a statue. Maybe the [...]

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Austrian Wine Adventures – Part 5; Reaching in the dark

On July 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Blind tastings. What’s it good for? Is it just for the ego and a way to boost the self-confidence when nailing a wine? Or perhaps a need to separate the good tasters from the great? A sort of worshipping for wine geeks. Some would argue blind tastings makes no-one happy. Why compare wine? Is there [...]

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Austrian wine adventures – Part 2; wine in Wien. A tribute to Gemischter Satz.

On June 7, 2011 · 2 Comments

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I’m strolling with Beethoven. I know, much has happened since the summer of 1803, when Ludwig van Beethoven lived here and wrote a substantial part of his Eroica. Döbling was likely more of a small village [...]

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