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12-Dec-2017

Celebrating our first night together in Europe

France vineyard

Vineyard in the south of France.

Having finally arrived in Wiesbaden, we wanted to celebrate the first night all three of us were together in Europe. I was still quite tired from the flight so we had a low-key dinner in the hotel restaurant. I ordered a burger and Rosemary ordered chicken soup with tiny ravioli, so the waiter suggested a 2013 Weingut Robert Koenig spätburgunder. It was quite a lovely wine: red fruit, no earth, crisp acidity, light body, lighter in color ~ reminded us a bit of a pinot noir.

How do you say “pinot noir” in German?

We have had a class on the wines of Germany but obviously we haven’t retained a lot. Researching “spätburgunder,” the first thing I learned is that “spätburgunder” is the German word for … wait for it … pinot noir. Spätburgunder: late (spät) ripening pinot (burgunder). No wonder we thought it tasted like a pinot noir!

According to the website Social Vignerons,1 Germany is the third largest producer of pinot noir in the world. And who’s number 4? Moldova. Road trip!

1France is #1 and the US is second. http://socialvignerons.com/2015/12/22/infographics-guide-to-pinot-noir-wine-grape-variety/#top-countries

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