Travelling the big world often begins with one small step. The wine growing region of Saale Unstrut is my first small step towards all the wines around the globe. I spent a wonderful weekend in the viallage of Bad Sulza, right at the start of the Saale Unstrut wine route. The Saale Unstrut wine region is located in the federal states of Thüringen and Sachsen-Anhalt, close to the middle of Germany, with Jena being the closest bigger city nearby. So, what did I bring back in my backpack? What did I learn? Continue reading
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The vineyard in Werder – great wine right at Berlin’s doorstep
Yesterday, I cycled to a little vineyard run by the family Lindicke in Werder, just outside Berlin. The north of Germany is hardly known for wine making, let alone for good wine making. The vineyard in Werder, however, forms a pleasant surprise. Continue reading
Wine region Rheinhessen: Five things worth knowing
The first stop on my great winetrip will be the increasingly famous wine region Rheinhessen, located in the south-west of Germany. In August, I will stay on the estate of the family Brühler. To prepare myself for my time in Rheinhessen, I did some research that I want to share with you today. Continue reading
Straußwirtschaft mit tollem Ausblick: Peter-Dhom in Mainz
Ein Besuch in Rheinhessen wäre nicht komplett ohne einen Besuch in einer Straußwirtschaft (in anderen Teilen Deutschlands auch Besen- oder Heckenwirtschaft genannt). Continue reading
Wein in Werder – wirklich?
Ja, wirklich!! Die beiden Weinberge Wachtelberg und Galgenberg bilden gemeinsam die Einzellage Werderaner Wachtelberg und liegen 8 km westlich von Potsdam in Werder an der Havel. Diese Weinlage ist die nördlichste Weinlage für Qualitätswein Deutschlands – ja sogar ganz Europas! Continue reading