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WEINHIER
Meine Entdeckung von Günther Steinmetz von Frank Ebbinghaus (27. Januar, 2016) Mit wärmsten Empfehlungen hatte ich einen Sixpack zum Probieren bekommen. Von einem Weinfreund, der einen übrig hatte, weil er versehentlich doppelt bedacht worden war. Bedacht von wem? Von einem … Continue reading
SPECIAL FX: What F.X. Pichler’s Resignation from the Vinea Wachau Means
At 10:29am this morning it became clear that the story I was planning to post here will have to wait for another day. That’s when the Wine + Partners press release announcing the resignation of Weingut F.X.Pichler in Oberloiben from … Continue reading
Weinstein in Berlin: Part 1 – Obituary for a State of Mind
When I was a child in England I hated it when my parents, grandparents and other adults repeated expressions like „practice makes perfect“ or „all good things come to an end“ to me. That it happened frequently only increased my … Continue reading
GHB Diary 4/2019 – The 35th Anniversary of My New Life: Part 1
This is the first posting on my blog under my new masthead and this is Part 1 of the most important story I have to tell. / Es tut mir leid aber Sie müssen eine Weile auf die deutsche Übersetzung … Continue reading
Berlin Wine Diary: Day 2 – Thumbs Up for Boris & Brexitspeak at the Edge of the Cliff
GREAT Britain, you’re invited! The photo above shows the seven meter high bronze sculpture Really Good by David Shrigley that currently occupies the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in Central London. Of course it shows a massive, phallic thumbs up, … Continue reading
Eppstein Wine Diary: Day 4 – Welcome to Weltstadt Eppstein – Part 1
Die Burgstrasse, the main drag of the pulsating metropolis of Eppstein Many readers of this blog and many of my acquaintances still don’t realize that at the end of October 2016 I was suddenly thrown out of my apartment share … Continue reading
FLXtra: SECOND EDITION! I dwell in Almost Impossibility –
This is how the view out of the window of the room in Geneva, FLX (Finger Lakes) I am staying in looked just over three months ago the last time I was here. In that short time this wine region … Continue reading
Wooed by Wu
The restaurant Hot Spot on the corner of Kurfürstendamm and Eisenzahnnstrasse is about as unassuming as a restaurant can be. At three in the afternoon, the place is empty except for two suited co-workers sipping soup, and a woman in … Continue reading