It is always nerve-wracking. There I am, sitting across from a winemaker, or, in this case, his father. Watching him pour two glasses of wine while carefully making sure I cannot properly see the bottles. I am still at Rethaller and today it is time to taste their red wines. We are working with two […]
Just outside Krems an der Donau, on the other side of the river, lies Rethaller. A small, family-owned winery. The kind of place where you arrive as a visitor and, before you know it, feel as though you have somehow been adopted into the family. Rethaller also offers accommodation, and I have been given one […]
My first encounter with wine from Cyprus was in Berlin. A friend brought along a few bottles and I got to try them. A full-bodied, round red wine was so good that I was given a bottle as a gift to take home. It was enjoyed a few months later with a piece of grilled Swedish Elk fillet. A match made in heaven, as it would turn out.
A good wine starts in the vineyard. A truth that is also a guiding principle for Sophocles Vlassides, the founder of Vlassides Winery.
Something different Swedish wines have long been a curiosity. Something strange and, it must be admitted, not always of the highest quality. But that is now history. Today’s Swedish wines hold their own in competition with their more renowned colleagues from the continent. Master Class in Berlin At the Berlin Wine Trophy, I had the […]
Name: Aes Ambelis Commanderia 2015 “Cooked marmelade, sweet stewed plums, dates” Verkostungskarte: Aes Ambelis Contact: Aes Ambelis
Name: Rosu de Tomai 2016 “Haselnüsse, Kirsche, getrocknete Äpfeln,” Verkostungkarte: Rosu de Tomai Contact: Tomai Wine
