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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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Austrian wine adventures; Part 1 – An introduction

On June 2, 2011 · 7 Comments

Some would say it’s complete madness, serving the Gernot and Heike Heinrich 2006 Salzberg next to the 2006 Chateau Mouton-Rotschild in a blind tasting. I say it’s a sign of confidence.

Four days of intense traveling in the regions of Wien, Carnuntum and Burgenland are over. Filled with impressions from the respective regions, great meetings [...]

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