Wine
Weingut Stadt Krems
Monday, 17 May 2010 11:53    PDF Print E-mail
Weingut Stadt KremsWeingut Stadt Krems is in a class by itself: the enterprise is owned by a municipality. On the one hand, this implies an obligation to provide a model for all the vineyards in the region. On the other hand, the enterprise is subject to all the plans of the municipal administration. This position makes managing a vineyard especially challenging. Historically, Weingut Stadt Krems arose from two sources. The first source is the property of the Burgerspitalstiftung. In 1210, Duke Leopold IV of Babenberg founded a publicē hospital in Krems and left important legacies to it, including vineyards. The second source was the generous bequest of the imperial Burggrave of Krems, Ulrich von Dachsberg, who presented the town with vineyards in 1452.
 
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Interview with Agustin Santolaya
Monday, 17 May 2010 10:05    PDF Print E-mail
Agustin SantolayaAgustin Santolaya is the man behind Rioja’s iconic wines Roda and Cirsion. Previously a consultant winemaker and olive growing and olive oil making specialist, he became a member of Roda’s board in 1994 and General Manager in 1998. Since that time he has helped Roda win international acclaim not only for its Roda I, Roda II and Cirsion wines but also for its extraordinary olive oils, Dauro and Aubacassa.

 
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Bordeaux
Monday, 17 May 2010 09:29    PDF Print E-mail

Bordeaux chateauDutch born Ronald Rens (1958) lives and works at Chateau Coulon Laurensac near Bordeaux in France. With his wife he runs The Bordeaux Wine Experience, a company that specializes in luxury wine and culinary tours in the Bordeaux region and is generally considered as the leading Bordeaux wine tour company.

Ronald is a passionate Bordeaux collector and as a seasoned wine educator he has been organizing and conducting wine tastings for almost 25 years.
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Austrian Wine with Asian Cuisine
Monday, 17 May 2010 09:19    PDF Print E-mail
The firm, robust Grüner Veltliner is clearly the most universal food companion. With its full, balanced body and its power and finesse, Grüner Veltliner is the ideal companion for an array of Asian dishes prepared in a variety of ways. Whether fish or meat, fish appetizers or even classic Dim Sum and spring rolls – there is perfect harmony. This wine stands up so well to sharp flavours and, with its well-integrated acidity, is incredibly refreshing on the palate. And in its full-bodied form, Grüner Veltliner with balance, mature acidity – and no oaky flavour, of course – is incomparably sublime when paired with umami-rich foods. This is also true for some of Austria’s regional stars like Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, Roter Veltliner, Weissburgunder or Neuburger, when vinified in the same style as Grüner Veltliner.
 
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Austrian Wines
Monday, 17 May 2010 09:01    PDF Print E-mail

The London Tasting 2002The London Tasting 2002 - The Historic Breakthrough for Austria’s Wines

In a series of international tastings held in Vienna, Singapore and Tokyo in 2002, Austria’s Grüner Veltliners and Chardonnays went head to head with some of the world’s top wines. The high point of the series was a tasting in London on October 30th 2002 – which already has entered wine history as the London Tasting 2002. Like the legendary Paris tasting 1976, the London event hosted internationally renowned wines challenged by up-and-coming “unknown” wines. After the series of worldwide tastings, Jancis Ronbinson MW (Financial Times), Tim Atkin MW (then at the Observer) and wine dealer Jan-Erik Paulson wanted to know exactly how Austrian Grüner Veltliners and Chardonnays would fare in an international competition.
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