The news is three years old, but still worth paying attention too, especially since I am working on a talk on famous persons and their favorite wines. Pity we still have to wait another two years for the first bottles! The Planeta winery, producer of high quality Sicilian wines, is attempting to recover Mamertino, Julius Caesar's favorite wine. According to historical … [Lees meer...] overThe Return of Mamertino, Julius Caesar’s Favorite Wine
Links to the Past
Auction of imperial vintage Wiener Gemischter Satz
Four years ago the historic vineyard ‘Liesenpfennig’ on the grounds of Schloss Schönbrunn was resurrected by the growers’ group WienWein. The autumn of 2012 yielded the first - imperial - harvest. And now one year later, the imperial beverage ‘Liesenpfennig 2012 – Wiener Gemischter Satz is resting comfortably in the bottle. Empress Maria-Theresia would have been overjoyed at … [Lees meer...] overAuction of imperial vintage Wiener Gemischter Satz
Hold Full of Wine Arrives by Sail in Copenhagen
The sailing freighter Tres Hombres arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark yesterday with a cargo hold full of wine. 18.500 bottles and 3 wine barrels were unloaded at the dock Knippelsbrogade. The Danish wine merchants Rosforth & Rosforth go back to basic by choosing to transport their wine consignment with Fair Transport's sailing cargo vessel Tres Hombres. With this approach … [Lees meer...] overHold Full of Wine Arrives by Sail in Copenhagen
A Sweet and Sour Experience: Tasting Uhudler!
Probably every wine country has its secrets: wines that are produced only in hidden corners of the vineyard area, drunk only by the locals. I have come across wines like this , and in Austria in 2010, during EWBC. And there are undoubtedly much more. These are wines that are not exported, not produced in large quantities, sometime even almost forbidden, but not quite. And … [Lees meer...] overA Sweet and Sour Experience: Tasting Uhudler!
Sweet Wines from Rioja
Last year in October I wrote on the sweet wines of Northwestern Spain, . In the 17th Century those tostados were exported to a.o. England and were very sought after. They were made from grapes dried over the winter months, in the house. In the region itself, these sweet wines were meant to be drunk at weddings and other festivities. … [Lees meer...] overSweet Wines from Rioja
