Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Weingut Cobenzl, Vienna, Austra, July 16th 2012

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I visited Weingut Cobenzl, located near Kahlenberg in Vienna, on Monday July 16th 2012. We were shown around by Cellar Master Georg Koen...

TN : Nr 7 Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Hermanuspietersfontein, South Africa

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The Sauvignon Blanc grapes come from a vineyard located at an altitude of 262 to 300 metres. The vineyard area is 20.1 hectares. The ori...

TN : Clairaut Estate Chardonnay 2008, Clairaut Wines, Margaret River, Australia

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The fruit for this wine comes entirely from the Clairault property, and more specifically from the L Block which is a small North-East ...
Sunday, 29 July 2012

TN : Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Chardonnay 2010, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

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The grapes for this wine come from vineyards at an altitude of 1200 metres. The vineyard soils were alluvial, sandy and shallow. The wea...
Monday, 23 July 2012

TN : Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2011, Charles Smith Wines, Evergreen Vineyard, Columbia Valley, Washington State, U.S.A

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This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine received 90 points from Wine Spectator. This wine was imported by Klunk AB. Colour :...

Unusual Wine Labels at Weingut-Heuriger Alter Bach-Hengl, Grinzing, Vienna

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I spotted these unusual labels on bottles for sale in the windows at Weingut-Heuriger Alter Bach-Hengl in Grinzing, Vienna in July 2012 : ...

Grinzinger Heuriger July 2012

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Here are some pictures of some wine taverns located in Grinzing on the outskirts of Vienna.
Sunday, 22 July 2012

TN : Reyneke Reserve 2007, Reyneke Wines, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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The Reyneke label was created in 1998 when Johan Reyneke Jr. took over the farming activities from his mother and produced the first ...

TN : La Celia Reserve Pinot Noir 2009, Finca La Celia, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

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The La Celia Reserva range of wines was created to pay tribute to Eugenio Bustos´s daughter, the founder of the winery. She inherited th...

TN : Bodega Piedra Negra Malbec Reserve 2010, J&F Lurton, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

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This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB. Colour : Plummy red Aroma : Blueberry,...

TN : Wieninger Wiener Gemischter Satz 2011, Weingut Wieninger, Stammersdorf, Vienna, Austria

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This wine has 6.6 grammes per litre of acidity and 1.0 grammes per litre of residual sugar. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. Colou...
Thursday, 19 July 2012

TN : Marsannay Rose Domaine Clair-Dau 2011, Louis Jadot, Marsannay, Burgundy, France

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Marsannay is situated on the outskirts of Dijon, three miles north of Gevrey Chambertin. This rose wine is 100% Pinot Noir and was ferme...

TN : Edition Chremisa Sandgrube 13 Blauer Zweigelt 2009, Winzer Krems, Krems, Austria

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" Urbs Chremisa ", the city of Krems an der Donau was first mentioned in the year 995. Edition Chremisa wines are created in h...
Wednesday, 18 July 2012

TN : Zuccardi Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Familia Zuccardi, Mendoza, Argentina

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This wine had a sticker onit stating "90 PTS RP) which I suppose refers to Robert Parker. The winemaker was Ruben Ruffo.The grapes ...
Tuesday, 17 July 2012

TN : Pinot Blanc 2007 Reisenberg, Weingut Cobenzl, Vienna, Austria

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This wine was a gift from Georg Koeningsbauer, the cellar master of Weingut Cobenzel after my tour on July 15th 2012. Only 2000 bottles ...

TN : Weininger Riesling Nussberg 2011, Weingut Wieninger, Stammersdorf, Vienna, Austria

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The grapes for this Riesling Nussberg came from the Preussen on the Nussberg and, because of the small yields and high ripeness, from ...
Monday, 16 July 2012

Wein & Co Bar, Naschmarkt, Vienna, Austria, July 16th 2012

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We visited the Wein & Co Winebar in Naschmarkt again this evening for a swift slurp. Gelber Muskateller 2011 , G.u.R. Triebaumer ...
Sunday, 15 July 2012

TN : Wieninger Wiener Trilogie 2009, Weingut Wieninger, Stammersdorf, Vienna, Austria

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The grapes for this Wiener Trilogie 2009 came mainly from Vienna's Bisamberg vineyards and two vineyards on the Nussberg. The soils ...

Wein & Co Bar, Naschmarkt, Vienna, Austria, July 15th 2012

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We visited the Wein & Co Winebar in Naschmarkt this evening. The wine bar is located in the same complex as the wine shop and has plenty...
Saturday, 14 July 2012

TN : Zantho Blaufraenkisch 2010, Burgenland, Austria

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The average grape yield was around 6.000 kg per hectare. There is 1 gramme per litre of residual sugar present and 5 grammes per litre o...