Archive for the 'Discussion' Category

Do you really know what you are drinking?

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

I have found this video in the internet - and it speaks from my heart. It's about how wine is produced, accordingly how the consumer is fooled. You can be sure that what I am doing at the Herrenhof is producing real natural wine. Just check out my Charta: Herrenhof Charta.

2012 – a new year – and new luck

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

“Indigenous” grape varieties, an analysis!

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Austria is well known for Grüner Veltliner and (since a few years) for Blaufränkisch too. Both are "indigenous" grape varieties. On the other side St. Laurent, Zierfandler, Rotgipfler or Neuburger are not as well known as Grüner for expample. "Indigenous grapes" means that a variety occured in a specific region and is still grown there. [...]

Sauvignon Blanc, an overrated wine

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

A few weeks ago a Sauvignon Blanc tasting took place and my thoughts about this variety and its wines got affirmed.
Sauvignon Blanc is a globetrotter, a trendy grape variety. Its widely grown in all wine regions all over the world. And the most interesting part of this is: it tastes nearly everywhere the same. Ok, [...]


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