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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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Dresden Part 2: Gluhwein, Ottoman Tents, and Stollen
Wayward Wine’s EU Austerity Drinking Tour continues today in Dresden (see last Monday’s post). We start the day armed with museum passes (since the night prior was a Meissen tease).
But we weary after a fine exhibit of Russian diplomacy gifts. We almost skip the Dresden Armory, but accidentally stumble into the Turkish Chamber. Amongst many Ottoman weapons, flags, and armor dating from 1591, we stop beneath a tent from August the Strong’s Zeithain encampment against the Turks. Continue reading
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Tagged August the Strong, dresden, Germany, Jagerhof, Meissen, Meissen Vineyard, Stollen, Stollen maedchen, Stollen maiden, Stollenmaedchen
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Say What? Teroldego Grape-Based Red Wine from De Vescovi Ulzbach
Today Wayward Wine goes to Italy: Noah’s Ark for native grape varietals. A nearly extinct grape grows almost exclusively in Trentino, a region where the Austro-Hungarian empire once summer-homed. It is called, Teroldego. And no, this is not a Tarintino … Continue reading
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Tagged Alto Adige, De Vescovi Ulzbach, grapes, Italian wine, italy, Teroldego, travel, Trentino
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Sparkling Riesling in Dresden Zwinger Palace: EU Austerity Drinking Tour EU Austerity Drinking Tour:
152 days of travel have gained a sort of normalcy. We book a place. We pack. We train. We walk until our feet fall off, eat, visit museum/church/site/brewery/distillery/winery and then collapse. A few days later it begins again.
Today, we leave fabulous Prague and its beer for Dresden: which is in Germany: which makes wine, wine worthy again of writing about: unlike Prague, which was horrid. Continue reading
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Tagged Brut, Champagne, dresden, Germany, Kloster Eberbach, riesling, Sparkling riesling, Sparkling wine, travel, wine
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Thirsty Thursday: Ravines, Dry Riesling Argetsinger Vineyard, Finger Lakes, New York 2011
A few Thirsty Thursdays ago I did something I promised myself never to do: join a wine club. New York’s steely wines rarely make it to the West Coast. So frustrated and fueled on nostalgia, I got my first shipment … Continue reading
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Tagged Argetsinger, Finger Lakes, New York, ravines, riesling, Sam Argetsinger, Seneca Lake, wine, Winery
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