Wine Fictions

 Not too long ago I was taken by a friend of mine to the magnificent Schloss Vollrads in Rheingau. If you have had the opportunity to visit it, I think it is not hard to imagine that I have directly fallen in love with it. If you haven't had the opportunity to visit it, I recommend you a quick look at this video . A couple of days later, while reading Hugh Johnson 's The Story of Wine I have come across a reference to the same Schloss Vollrads as being one of the oldest settlements in the Rheingau region producing wine. When coming across this reference, I thought it was more than enough of a sign to open this bottle in a feeble attempt to relive the incredible sensations that invaded me after having been in such an amazing place.  In fact, when I was there I have tried the Brut while standing in the yard continuously admiring the set of medieval buildings.  Having particularly appreciated it, I have decided to buy the Extra Brut. Being a huge fan of Riesling I wanted to...

 From one of Germany's most known wine regions, here is a pure Riesling which reflects in quite a pleasant way the terroir where it was produced. Traditional for the Rhine hills are strong mineral Rieslings allied with refreshing citrus and this Schumann Nägler is not an exception..  Even though there is a strong minerality which gives us an almost sparkling feeling, in this case the citrus are predominant, revealing themselves particularly green with a lime scent absolutely refreshing. For a long time I have reserved the seasons of the year to different kinds of wine. The perspective of having a white wine in the middle of the winter sounded for me as some sort of deadly sin as well as having a glass of red wine in the warm Portuguese south sounded like the last of options.  Till the moment came that a German producer at a wine fair in Hamburg has tried to convince me wrong. He argued that I should rather focus on what I want to pair the wine with and, in his particular...