The Pyrenees Go to Austria: The Final Day – Michael Andert & Judith Beck
Breakfast in the vines with Michael Andert Michael Andert was born into a large family and grew up on a farm with mixed agriculture, livestock and viticulture. He learned to…
The Pyrenees Go to Austria: Day 4 – Andreas Tscheppe
Dragonflies, Stag Beetles, Salamanders and Butterflies Andreas Tscheppe is part of the Styrian quintet of vignerons called Schmeck das Leben (Taste of Life). He has small vineyard parcels in a…
The Pyrenees Go to Austria: Day 3 – Sepp Muster
We arrived at Sepp and Maria Muster’s beautiful house in Leutschach, southern Styria in the early evening with the weather just beginning to turn. The vineyards were in fine fettle.…
The Pyrenees Go to Austria: Day 1 – Kamptal
It is very rare that we have the opportunity to take the whole sales team to a country to meet and spend time with all of our growers. This then…
Doug Decants: A trio of Kiwis, Rare Rosé, & The Pyrenees Go to Austria
A rosé is not just for Midsummer’s Eve... 3 perky pinks for all year and all time I don’t know why rosé is always viewed as the Molly Ringwald of…
Doug’s Decants
Keep your eyes on the wines: 2014 Vin de France, Melonix, Jo Landron This is Melon ++. Melon as in Muscadet. But with a natural malolactic and no sulphur added.…
Austria and Oregon: random thoughts on recent buying trips. Part 2
Generalization is necessary to the advancement of knowledge; but is particularly indispensable to the creations of the imagination. In proportion as men know more and think more they look less…
Austria and Oregon: random thoughts on recent buying trips
Part One – Roots “Our native soil draws all of us, by I know not what sweetness, and never allows us to forget.” --The Poems of Exile: Tristia and the…
Burgenland – Creating a New History: Part Two
Weingut Claus Preisinger is housed in a modern, airy wood-beamed winery with windows facing out towards the Neusiedlerseee. You can tell the cut of a jib by the company of…
Burgenland – Creating a New History: Part One
Burgenland lies around 35 minutes’ drive south east of Vienna and is divided into three broad regions: Neusiedlersee, Leithaberg and Mittelburgenland. We spent most of our trip in the former…
Kamptal Journey: Part 3 – Alwin Jurtschitsch & Stefanie Hasselbach
Weingut Jurtschitsch is a very important winery in the Kamptal, with a rich history. The press house is from the 16th century and they have an enormous 700 year-old natural,…
Kamptal Journey: Part 2 – M & A Arndorfer
Growing up in the vineyards and cellar of his parents’ estate in Strass, Martin Arndorfer comes from a long line of winemakers. Anna Steininger is the daughter of one of…