Nov 12 2012
International wine fair Munich If you’re following me on Twitter then you might have red my tweets from the Forum Vini wine fair. The fair took place in Munich from November 9th to November 11th. Vintners and wine-importers from Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Australia, Argentina, South Africa, Greece, Portugal and Bulgaria presented their wines. For …
Nov 02 2012
Here are the solutions for wine quiz #4. Question 1: Cannonau is a local grape from what Italian region?. Correct answer: C Cannonau is a local grape of Sardinia Question 2: Briefly explain the Brunellopoli/Brunellogate scandal. Brunellogate is the name of a scandal that happened in 2008 where some Brunello producers mixed their Brunello with …
Oct 30 2012
Wine Quiz #4 It’s time for the weekly wine quiz here at Vino in Love. The answers will be published on Friday. Questions 2 will probably be a tough one. The rest should be easier Question 1) Cannonau is a local grape from what Italian region? A) South Tyrol B) Liguria C) Sardinia D) None …
Sep 01 2012
A few months ago I picked up a bottle of Blaufränkisch from the winery Winzerhof Allacher at a huge wine sale. The winery is located in Austria’s Burgenland region. They produce 11 wines which range from eiswein to red wine. Winzerhof Allacher’s 2003 vintage Blaufränkisch is produced with 100% organic Blaufränkisch grapes. The wine ages …
Jul 04 2012
Loimer Josef is a winery in the Lower Austria section of Austria and today’s review is about their Riesling. The Riesling from Loimer Josef is made with 100% Riesling grapes and its wine classification is Qualitaetswein. Alcohol by volume is labeled at 12.5%. All used grapes are from organic agriculture. Before bottling this 2010 vintage …
