This wine is a cannon.  Wait no, it’s a symphony. Ok wait, really, it’s a ballet dancer dancing on a gently flowing river of smoke and stone. It’s not what I wanted – but that’s a good thing for all of us. What I wanted was a Grüner Veltliner for the holiday ham. What I [...read more]

There is more Gruner Veltliner grown in Austria than any other single grape. Why then, are so many of us not drinking it? It has so much to offer! Gruner is one of the best food matches out there, stepping in stride with vegetables of every variety and partnering well with everything from seafood to [...read more]

The Danube flows right through our modern history and – for years – it brought us news of scandal, war, and strife; news of the Balkan states to the south and word of the march of tyrants. The river’s lot as a conduit for news hasn’t changed. Happily, the news itself has. The hills of [...read more]