This blog post is in german and about the planned mosel bridge / Dieser Post handelt über die geplante Hochmoselbrücke. Es rumort im Web 2.0: es geht um ein umstrittenes Brückenprojekt mitten übers Moseltal. Ich unterstütze die Gegner und gebe meinen Senf dazu: Vor 2 Wochen bin ich noch durchs ganze Moseltal gezogen um Weine …
Fore sure – wine needs time to develop. That’s why it is so sad that a lot of wines especially here in my region are bottled so early. Handcrafted wine, real natural fermentation and late harvest (as possible) requests more time in the cellar. And what is the benefit for YOU: a better and more …
This is about our old wine cellar an the (step by step) work behind the restoration of this jewel. It’s my fathers main ambition (he’s the motive force) to get this cellar ready for party and representation. Über unseren alten Weinkeller und die Arbeit (Schritt für Schritt) der Restaurierung dieses alten Juwels. Es ist übrigens …
Im Jahr 2009 haben Schülerinnen der HAK (Handelsakademie) Feldbach zusammen mit mir ein Marketingprojekt gestartet. Das Projekt an sich ist die Qualifikation zur anschließenden Matura. Die Schülerinnen Manuela Donnerer, Gloria Zach, Lisa Maitz, Melanie Harb und Verena Hohenwarter hatten die Aufgabe unter anderem einen Werbespot, Kinospot, Flyer, Folder, Pressemappe, Karton, uvm. zu designen und zu …
Do you know what Opok soil is? It’s a type of tertiary soil, which is very common on our site Buchertberg. It maybe comes from the slovenian language and means clay or marl. If you want to prepare this soil with machines it’s very hard because this type is more or less compact, sometimes stony. …
/ About our site Buchertberg / Über unsere Lage Buchertberg For all mobile device users: here is the Youtube Link! This Episode is dedicated to our site Buchertberg. Its one of the, even if not the biggest slope in the south eastern part of styria, owned by one estate and perfectly fitted for wine growing. …
Vinifera vines love lime – this is a bizarre lime formation found in our drainage pipes. On the Buchertberg limy sandstones got washed out by rain and the lime gathers in the pipes then. Conclusion: the Buchertberg site is the only slope in this region with limy sediment soils. Vinifera Reben lieben Kalk – dieses …
Vineyards today are much more different as 60 years ago. Between the vine rows farmers culitvated fruit trees (for example vineyard peach trees), vegetables and stuff. To get more diversity into the vineyards again I have put some seeds beside the vineyards and on my vine terraces. These seeds have two characteristics – first: they …
This is part one of the new snapshot series! the flowering of hazelnut bushes is a indicator of the beginning of spring die Haselnussblüte ist ein Indikator für den Frühlingsbeginn Say Cheese! a bat (threatened with extinction) found in our old wine cellar eine Fledermaus (vom Aussterben bedroht) in unserem alten Weinkeller
/ A great view / Ein großartiger Ausblick This is a fascinating view and my thoughts about the region, agriculture, wine growing, people and climate. This beautiful piece of land is and was always deeply connected with other parts of south eastern europe: traditions, culinary, wine growing, grape varieties,… so many similarities. Schauen Sie sich …