Harzer Weingut Riesling Traminer 2019
From a no wine region in Germany comes this Riesling Traminer which can be a pretty good surprise for the ones who try it. I have to confess that saying that this wine comes from a no region is not really that innocent. Even though it may be included in the Saale-Unstrut region, it is already out of it and, in fact, can not be included in any official region. In fact, the story of Matthias Kirmann is pretty interesting and it can be checked here: https://www.vinum.eu/de/yoopress-news/portraits/2019/harzer-winzer-mit-herzblut / ( the article can be read in both German and French). From the initial passion to the problems concerning distribution and recognition even from the local gastronomy companies, this is a story of perseverance and dedication to wine coming from a region which is famous for many reasons but not for its wines. I have came across it as my wife is from a close by village and I have seen the vineyards on some of the walks we took around. I ...