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Hello Berlin: Communists, Trollinger Red Wine, and Sparkling Riesling in Germany: Day 155

Posted on May 25, 2015 by waywardwine

Finally! Wayward Wine’s mad dash across Europe’s wineries, distilleries, and breweries has landed in Berlin for Christmas (even though I write this in May). Our sanity, our marriage, and our livers have been tested. 11 countries have flashed by in 155 days. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Berlin, Berlin wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Communism, Communist, DDR, East Berlin, Graf Adelmann, grapes, riesling, Schloss Vaux, Trabant, Trollinger, wine | 1 Comment

Meissen, Wackerbarth Wine, and the Terraced Vineyards in Saxony, Germany

Posted on May 18, 2015 by waywardwine

This Monday’s EU Austerity Drinking Tour post day-trips from Dresden to Meissen.

Our train winds along the Elbe river. We pass vineyards, which cling desperately to steep terraces fanning South-facing hills. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged German wine, Germany, Meissen, riesling, saxe, Saxony, saxony wine, Wakerbarth, wine | 3 Comments

Sparkling Riesling in Dresden Zwinger Palace: EU Austerity Drinking Tour EU Austerity Drinking Tour:

Posted on May 4, 2015 by waywardwine

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brut, Champagne, dresden, Germany, Kloster Eberbach, riesling, Sparkling riesling, Sparkling wine, travel, wine | 3 Comments

Thirsty Thursday: Ravines, Dry Riesling Argetsinger Vineyard, Finger Lakes, New York 2011

Posted on April 30, 2015 by waywardwine

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Argetsinger, Finger Lakes, New York, ravines, riesling, Sam Argetsinger, Seneca Lake, wine, Winery | Leave a comment

New York Nostalgia: Thirsty Thursday and Ravines Red 2013

Posted on April 9, 2015 by waywardwine

Welcome to Wayward Wine’s Thirsty Thursday installment.

We missed Upstate New York. Not for its brutal winters, bland food, or attitude, but for its wine. In four years, upstate shed my academic scales and replaced them with a shimmering new vinous skin. My many failed attempts at home wine production engendered a respect for those who made wine there. And Ravines was king. Their 2010 Finger Lakes Dry Riesling was one of the few that could challenge Germany (review here). Continue reading →