Ursula Heinzelmann, Wein- & Essenschreiberin
The sweeter the wine, the older it should be, as the sweetness over the years gradually recedes into the back of the taste spectrum – at least for me. However, that’s easier said than done, as my squirrel gene seems kind of underdeveloped. So it’s extremely nice to come accross a wine such as this Málaga from Dimobe where the ageing has been done at the winery. » Weiterlesen…
Good cheese is wonderful, good wine to go with it even better, and both of it for a whole long, relaxed evening amongst all the delicious bottles at Weinhandlung Suff in Kreuzberg’s Oranienstraße… not bad. So book soon, seats are limited. » Weiterlesen…
I really should be busy at completely different stuff, but an article about dry German riesling in the New York Times just made me push everything to the side. Let me first be clear about one thing: I appreciate any attention German wine gets and I am happy for anybody to discover it his or her way. Well, almost. Because what I don’t like at all (and would have thought Eric Asimov, for whom I have a lot of respect, would have known better) is bringing out the same old, tired lines yet again… » Weiterlesen…
We writers are hunters and gatherers, and as I recently returned from five weeks in England, the US and Canada, my bags were full to the brim with goodies, impressions and wonderful memories. It should come as no surprise then that the cheese of the month stems from far away (well, at least seen from Berlin), that is from British Columbia, in western Canada. Contrary to common belief, polar bears, Inuit and snow are NOT the only features there. The good people of the Okanagan grow wine (and it can be very good – YES!) and some keep goats. » Weiterlesen…
After the Berlin Slow Food Cheese on a Sunday last November showed the enormous interest in the subject, Markthalle Neun on May 5 from 12 to 7pm was dedicated to „Wine meets Cheese“ – hooray! » Weiterlesen…
What do I know about Slowakian Riesling? Embarrassingly little, such as that this one, the 2011 „1“ from Elesko, grows in the small Carpathians in the Modra region, not even two hours drive east of Vienna. And that with 12% alcohol it is light in a very pleasant way, but in the depth of winter also quite refreshing due to the characteristic Riesling acidity! » Weiterlesen…