In the summer of
2011 we did a road trip through the German wine land.
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| winery street sign |
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| Graziano & Riesling |
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| a vineyard gate |
This was a rare trip where nothing was planned or organized.
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| near Bernkastel |
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| Mosel River |
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| vineyards along the mosel river |
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| a glass of Spatburgunder aka Pinot Noir |
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| rails for the carts used to go up and down the steep vineyards |
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| riesling in the mid-summer |
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| a aperitivo / tasting at schloss-johannisberg in the Rheingau, big german pretzels go great with riesling |
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| the casual country tasting room of Weingut Dr. Heinz Wagner, in Saarburg You gotta love it when a doctor makes wine! |
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| row after row of riesling |
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| riesling on the road |
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| vineyards |
The minerality never ceases to amaze me. The acidity is so cleansing, which makes it an ideal food wine. A wonderful experience that I can’t wait to repeat.
As always I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
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| wineshop sign |
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| villa of Dr. Heinz Wagner, in Saarburg |
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| aperitif in black cat town, it was only 11:00! |
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| Dr. Wagner wines |
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| wineshop window in black cat town |
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| wineshop in black cat town |
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| vineyards of schloss-johannisberg in the Rheingau |
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| a small tasting at Zenz, in Ernst, on the Moselstrasse |
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| wine street |
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