Autumn – my favourite season

Es ist Herbst!, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

For me harvesttime is the most beautyful time in germany! Not only the colours are stunning, so is the smell of seasonal food like Zwiebelkuchen (onion tart) and sweet chesnuts.The peoples mood is also something special in this time I could tell about. For my feeling, the people get more soft and a little bit more sentimental, but not as much like during chrismastime.
So, if I had to travel germany, I would come right now in October, of course in this time this country is abolutely unique!

Pinot Noir

Unterwegs in Rauenberg, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Most of the grapes in Baden are harvested, only a few vineyards with Riesling and Pinot Noir are still hanging.

This picture was taken October 11th 2009 in Rauenberg, a small town near Heidelberg

Rieeeeeeeeesling

Start der Rieslingernte, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Today we started harvesting Riesling, having nice and cool weather conditions, which looks like will stay like this for the rest of the week.

Waiting for Riesling

Kellerhund, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Down in the wine cellar the winemakers dog an myself are waiting for the first Riesling grapes to come!!

2009 Riesling

Riesling, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Just another two days to go an we will start ahrvesting our most important grapevariety Riesling. So far everything looks great, most of the grapes are in wonderful shape, packed with lovely flavours and lots of sugar, ready to be harvested.

beautyful harvesting

Weissburgunder – Pinot blanc, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

I have to think back to the vintage 2003 to tell about such a relaxed and beautyful harvest season. The harvesting people are happy and smiling all day long, of course of picking grapes in perfect healthy condition and very high qualities.

Today we finished Pinot blanc, now we will take a closer look to riesling during the next few days.

Sauvignon blanc is done!!

Sauvignon blanc, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Just finished harvesting Sauvignon blanc. It is still experimental growing this grapevariety in our winery.

Who is sitting on this Silvaner grapes?

Silvaner, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

… seen today, this is definitely not a farm labourer!!

Harvesting Müller-Thurgau

Müller-Thurgau, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Today the harvesting season startet with a very german grape variety, Müller-Thurgau.
The grapes are in perfect condition, very tasty, and a beautyful well balanced acidtiy. This grapes gives us in the winery an idea what we can expect from this vintage!!
I would say, as long the grapes stay healthy, everything is looking for a fantastic vintage!

Gasthaus zum Ochsen Mannheim

Gasthaus zum Ochsen Mannheim, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

The oldest Restaurant in Mannheim, the most modern in the internet

Check it out:

Flickr, web, blog, twitter, twitter, facebook, xing, tv

Allways nice being there, for eating, drinking, sitting, enjoying, even for sleeping.

Pinot Precocce Noir

Frühburgunder, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Only a few days left to go. W e await the harvest to start within the next 7 days!!

1968 Gewürztraminer

Heidelberg, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Unfortunately this Gewürztraminer is not able to tell any story of the 1968 vintage. The wine is dead, no flavours, no taste, no spirit is left over.
The bottle was in bad condition, so was the cork.
1968 Gewürztraminer Naturrein
Badenweiler Römerberg

Badenweiler is situatet in the southern part of the region Baden, in the winedistrict Markgräflerland

See more pictures of 1968 Gewürztraminer on FlickR

Müller-Thurgau

Müller Thurgau 2008, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Filtering Müller-Thurgau vintage 2008 for next weeks bottling.

Kitsch

Heidelberg, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

In Heidelberg Kitsch still sells well.
The visitors of Heidelberg would rather get some nice german wines …..

old & gold – 1964 Pinot blanc

1964er
Kaiserstühler Weißer Burgunder
naturrein
Winzergenossenschaft Bahlingen

Just have a look at this old vintage wine coming from the Kaiserstuhl district in the south of Baden. Well tempered this wine shows in which amazing good condition he still is. I would love to have every day a wine like this!!
See more pictures of this german 1964 vintage wine at Flickr, and read my tasting note in german.

Spider web

4Juli09 009, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

If it looks like nobody is working, go and have a closer look. You will always find somebdoy at work!

Riesling in the mist

4Juli09 013, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Yesterday a little walk in the vineyard, of course the ambiance was so beautyful

Weinfest

Weinfest Heidelberg – Rohrbach, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Saturday I have been working at the Weinfest in Heidelberg. Lots of people, lots of wine, lots of glases, lots of music, lots of good atmosphere, lots of fun, lots of pictures.

Eriophyes vitis

Eriophyes vitis, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Winzerblog

Looks strange, but does not harm the vine

bums valdera

Well, I think this drinking song is one of the most well known songs you can hear in nearly every Festzelt were germans are drinking beer.

Lyrics for this song you find HERE
Fortunately there are a lot of people out there which prefer to drink wine …