It was my lucky day: I’d just received an invitation to attend a very special wine event to taste a wine that even money can’t buy! The “Kreuz–Neroberger” Riesling is a wine made entirely from grapes sourced from Berlin’s oldest vineyard in Kreuzberg. “What the?” I hear you say, “A vineyard in the middle of
Last week I had the good fortune to visit the 4kilos Vinicola (winery) in Majorca. This winery was co-founded in 2006 by the former winemaker of cult producer Anima Negra, Francesc Grimalt. The other founding partner is Sergio Caballero, acclaimed musician and concert director. 4kilos assistant winemaker Eloi Cedó Perelló (who also makes his own
My father is a passionate wine drinker and an even more passionate wine collector. Beside that his cellar is full to the brim, he still buys and orders wine on a regular basis. Consequently new deliveries are stuffed into his small cellar, in front of the older bottles stored in the back shelves. Dad always
Wein Messe Berlin, Part I, the whites. My recent visit to this wine show was an eye opener. Not only that I was able to taste a large number of most beautiful German white wines - as expected! - but I also tried a variety of German and Austrian red wines, which I have never
I only have arrived in Berlin a couple of weeks ago and can not believe the amount of tastings and wine education which is on offer here. Thank you Berlin! So with excitement I made my way last week to Villa Elisabeth in Berlin-Mitte which hosted this Crus-Bourgeois du Medoc trade tasting. I only found
